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Recreated map depicting 1776 de Anza expedition finished, shown at Monterey City Hall

A reconstructed ceramic tile map depicting today’s Monterey and San Francisco Bay Area, in what was once known as Alta California, has been installed at Monterey City Hall, returning the public ...
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Manhattan’s Sandy Evacuation Zones Match Up With the Island’s Original Coastline

Look at the two maps above. On the left is Manhattan in 1776. On the right is the Hurricane Sandy evacuation map. If your apartment’s in Zone A in 2012, it would’ve been in the ocean in 1776, before ...