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mentions of beyonce the night her album droppedhttp://srogers.cartodb.com/viz/337d9194-6458-11e3-85b5-e5e70547d141/embed_map?title=true&description=true&search=false&shareable=false&cartodb_logo=false&layer_selector=false&legends=false&scrollwheel=true&sublayer_options=
http://memolition.com/2013/12/12/maps-of-seven-deadly-sins-in-america/ the comment section is mean.
cartographer types absolutely love the crap out of criticizing the maps of others
S. D. Houston of Riley county (on the western fringe of the then settled part of Kansas) who was the champion of "Big Kansas" in regard to the western boundary. Houston said, "If we can get the boundary designated by congress in the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and get a road to the mountains, I ask if it is not a question of some magnitude whether Kansas shall not have the grand Pacific Railroad of the country. . . . Suppose you go on and adopt the 25th meridian, you leave Kansas some three hundred miles from the mountains." He continued, "I'd rather have it go to those regions of gold."
The Lawrence Republican stated that the exclusion of both southern Nebraska and far western Kansas was wise. "It is entirely evident that the gold region could not be included in our government. A State 700 miles long is out of the question.
This is the most depressing map I've ever seen.QuoteS. D. Houston of Riley county (on the western fringe of the then settled part of Kansas) who was the champion of "Big Kansas" in regard to the western boundary. Houston said, "If we can get the boundary designated by congress in the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and get a road to the mountains, I ask if it is not a question of some magnitude whether Kansas shall not have the grand Pacific Railroad of the country. . . . Suppose you go on and adopt the 25th meridian, you leave Kansas some three hundred miles from the mountains." He continued, "I'd rather have it go to those regions of gold."QuoteThe Lawrence Republican stated that the exclusion of both southern Nebraska and far western Kansas was wise. "It is entirely evident that the gold region could not be included in our government. A State 700 miles long is out of the question.http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-historical-quarterly-kansas-territory-and-its-boundary-question/13180
in the end, EMAW will always win.
Quote from: mocat on December 16, 2013, 11:54:10 AMQuote from: michigancat on December 16, 2013, 11:20:11 AMdid the mississippi used to be called the Missouri? Also the St. Lawrence River is pretty cool.when two rivers meet, the longer river's name gets used from then on. the missouri's source is farther away than the mississippi's, so technically it should be the missouri, but the mississippi was "discovered" and named first, before it was known how far away the source of the missouri river is.http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466778That's not correct. It's the larger (flow volume) river who's name is kept.
Quote from: michigancat on December 16, 2013, 11:20:11 AMdid the mississippi used to be called the Missouri? Also the St. Lawrence River is pretty cool.when two rivers meet, the longer river's name gets used from then on. the missouri's source is farther away than the mississippi's, so technically it should be the missouri, but the mississippi was "discovered" and named first, before it was known how far away the source of the missouri river is.http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466778
did the mississippi used to be called the Missouri? Also the St. Lawrence River is pretty cool.
Quote from: Emo EMAW on December 16, 2013, 01:21:50 PMQuote from: mocat on December 16, 2013, 11:54:10 AMQuote from: michigancat on December 16, 2013, 11:20:11 AMdid the mississippi used to be called the Missouri? Also the St. Lawrence River is pretty cool.when two rivers meet, the longer river's name gets used from then on. the missouri's source is farther away than the mississippi's, so technically it should be the missouri, but the mississippi was "discovered" and named first, before it was known how far away the source of the missouri river is.http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466778That's not correct. It's the larger (flow volume) river who's name is kept.Then why is the Mississippi not named the Ohio river?
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Quote from: mocat on December 16, 2013, 11:54:10 AMQuote from: michigancat on December 16, 2013, 11:20:11 AMdid the mississippi used to be called the Missouri? Also the St. Lawrence River is pretty cool.when two rivers meet, the longer river's name gets used from then on. the missouri's source is farther away than the mississippi's, so technically it should be the missouri, but the mississippi was "discovered" and named first, before it was known how far away the source of the missouri river is.http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466778i love rivers. Crazy how much the channels change over time. You can see how it changed south of MHK on google maps.