Apr 21, 2024

Historic Marker Corrections

 An NPR story this morning is criticizing the accuracy of some historic markers...for example;


"Three separate states, for example, have markers that claim to be the place where anesthesia was discovered. Two states, Kentucky and Missouri, both claim to be the home of Daniel Boone's bones. Michigan and Alabama both claim to be the home of the first railroad west of the Allegheny Mountains, while Maryland and New Jersey both claim to have sent the first telegram."

 HERE is an interactive map of historic markers in Alabama!

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