Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sanborn Maps
Since I am originally not from SD I don't know many of the towns or what used to be here, so I did end up picking Big Stone City - I lived there for a couple of months and started school there. The date of the map is March 1904 - I know today there isn't as many business open as what is on the map. The only I could recognize was the school. Kind of hard to tell if the school is in the same place now as where it was then. I did also check the February 1927 map and the school is still in the same place and so is the Methodist Church -- I believe I know where that is located...hard for me to tell by the streets. This would be something I see people using if they are looking for an old business or church from a specific time and place. Kind of interesting to know there is something like this available to look at.
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Yes, Librarian Bri, this is especially good for towns doing town history or people researching their old homes or business buildings. Thanks for sharing your findings here.
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