Richard, I hope you enjoy the area. I've already done a bit of mapping at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania battlefields.
Cheers, Adam On Feb 21, 2013 6:46 PM, "Richard Welty" <[email protected]> wrote: > i sent this out earlier today on conventional social networks, but i > know a lot of you probably > don't participate in them... > > a year or so back Steve > Coast<https://www.facebook.com/SteveCoast?group_id=171170822943323> > called for some Civil War related mapping. i'm not sure how much has > really happened (not nearly enough, i think), but i'm here in Northern VA > visiting Chancellorsville and > The Wilderness, and so i give you the First Day at Chancellorsville Trail: > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/**?lat=38.29712748527527&lon=-77.** > 59817361831665&zoom=16<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=38.29712748527527&lon=-77.59817361831665&zoom=16> > > and as an added bonus, a modern approximation of the route of Jackson's > Flank March on the second day: > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/**browse/relation/2776036<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.openstreetmap.org%2Fbrowse%2Frelation%2F2776036&h=xAQH1s3NZAQHzoFwS0YyW2QKNzfAh8ZrMV1ZELGV7c3J84Q&s=1> > > this latter is a signed NPS route, not just something i made up on my own, > and the location of the roads > hasn't shifted much since 1863, so it's pretty close to where Jackson's > troops actually marched that day... > > i spent some time at the Wilderness Battlefield today, so there's more to > come. i may well > spend a day at Spotsylvania before we leave on Sunday. lots to map here. > somebody local > might have a very productive time if they enjoy walking tails. > > richard > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > >
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