Excerpt from An Accompaniment to Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United States: Containing an Index of All the Counties, Districts, Townships, Towns, &C., In the Union, Together With an Index of the Rivers, by Which Any Count, District, Township &C., Or River, May Be Found on the Map, Without DifficultyThe statements, with regard to the Canals and rail-roads, are made in reference to their present condition, as nearly as information could be Obtained. The activity, and even enthusiasm, displayed, Of late, in the United States, on this subject, and the rapidity with which new works and schemes of this kind are created, render it almost impossible for any one, whatever may be his means of information, to keep pace with what is daily springing into existence, in every part of the Union.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.