Northing & Easting
Making sure things are where they really are...
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's Off To WordPress We Go!
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Folks, it's time for a change. For almost five years I've been running this blog, and a sister blog, using Google's free blogg...
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Saturday, April 5, 2014
William J. Huson's Brunton Pocket Transit History Archives
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For a number of years the single best web resource for information about pocket transits was William J. Hudson's excellent website '...
Sunday, March 16, 2014
What's Happening in 1926?
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Why, it's the Sesquicentennial International Exposition ! The exposition was a bust, going bankrupt in 1927. But at least one Fede...
Saturday, March 1, 2014
March 1st, 1861
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On this day in 1861... Who was David E. Twiggs ? Twiggs was a son of Georgia, born in Richmond County, and a veteran of the Mexic...
Thursday, February 20, 2014
A Survey Problem
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Or maybe not. Here's an interesting postcard I recently picked up - It's unused, so there's no postmark on the back that I...
Friday, February 14, 2014
Send Out The Map Makers!
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It's 1908. The Regimental Commander says "Hitch up the mules, we're going on maneuvers!" The Adjutant asks "Where...
Sunday, February 9, 2014
The Origins of Army Map Reading - 1938
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It's 1938 and the world is about to erupt in flames. Having taken all they want in China, the Japanese are making plans to move into S...
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