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Post by tomg on Oct 3, 2016 22:02:44 GMT
If you like a bit of additional "accuracy" in your gaming, I'd recommend checking your local library or historical society for Sanborn maps. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanborn_MapsThe Sanborn Maps were originally created for assessing fire insurance liability in urbanized areas in the United States. The maps include detailed information regarding town and building information in approximately 12,000 US towns and cities from 1867 to 2007. Author Kim Keister describes the legacy of Sanborn maps: "Stated simply, the Sanborn maps survive as a guide to American urbanization that is unrivaled by other cartography and, for that matter, by few documentary resources of any kind."[1] They are a highly useful resource for historical research, planning, preservation, genealogical research, sociological studies and research of urban geography. So if you'd like to have an idea of how a particular town looked in say, 1912, there may be a map out there.
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Post by scottwashburn on Oct 4, 2016 0:07:32 GMT
I have made use of them and other on-line resources while writing my Martian War novels. Very useful!
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