File:The Old and New Preemption Lines in New York State.jpg

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Description	English: A portion of a map of the State of New York, by Simon Dewitt (1804) with the old preemption line emphasized in red, and the new preemption line emphasized in green.
Date	24 August 2014, 15:01:03
Source	Map of the State of New York
Author	Simon Dewitt (1804)

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