Map of the USA circa 1839

The current US map looks like this:

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US Map

Source: Wikipedia

But back in the 1800s the country looked much different. All the states were not yet formed and many were simply grouped as territories. For example, the middle of the country had the “Indian Territory”.

The following is a cool map of the USA from 1839:

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US and Texas Map from 1839

Source: University of Texas Libraries via Daily Infographics

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