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#30DayMapChallenge – 2021
“I wisely started with a map.” J.R.R. Tolkien So, I noticed a hashtag on Linked In, #30daymapchallenge , which (not surprisingly) is a month-long exercise in mapmaking, with each day having a different theme or focus. With a little research, I came across the challenge’s GitHub page and decided I’d see how far I can…
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Adirondack Mountain renamed for suffragist Inez Milholland
Exciting news – The US Department of the Interior has formally changed the name of an Essex County mountain from Mount Discovery to Mount Inez to honor the 20th century suffragist Inez Milholland. H/T to Adirondack Explorer: https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/mountain-renamed-in-honor-of-suffragist USGS GNIS entry: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:948473
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Early Reviews are In!
“Can’t wait to never read it! ” – Well-regarded local citizen Image Credit: A typical “Heavy man.” Old newspaper boy 25 yrs. on streets. (See 1463). Location: St. Louis, Missouri. c. 1910. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018674761/
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A blog was born…
Today’s terrible advice: Just remember, you’re never lost; you’re just exploring someplace new. I wish I had something profound to say but, alas, not so much… My goal for this site is to serve as a scratchpad for various topics related to geography, cartography, GIS, urban planning, and even Yi Fu Tuan inspired rants regarding…