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![Map of the Great Central Route and its connections, the most central, attractive, direct and reliable thoroughfare between the eastern and western states. | Library of Congress Map of the Great Central Route and its connections, the most central, attractive, direct and reliable thoroughfare between the eastern and western states. | Library of Congress](http://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:gmd:gmd370:g3701:g3701p:rr004210/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
Map of the Great Central Route and its connections, the most central, attractive, direct and reliable thoroughfare between the eastern and western states. | Library of Congress
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