History Near You 2.0

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Re: History Near You 2.0

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:22 am

There's an oxbow in the local river, just outside of town, that features a beautiful shale cliff, and some 200 year old houses, from the original settlers.

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In the winter, it does this:
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Re: History Near You 2.0

Post by Hastur » Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:56 am

Small selection

Royal Castle
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Stortorget in the Old Town
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St.George in Storkykan
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Vasa
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Birka
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Old Uppsala
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Re: History Near You 2.0

Post by de officiis » Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:23 am

I sense a distinct advantage among our European friends in this thread...
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Re: History Near You 2.0

Post by Speaker to Animals » Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:30 am

Mexicans would beat them.
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Re: History Near You 2.0

Post by Montegriffo » Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:24 am

Speaker to Animals wrote:Mexicans would beat them.
Really? What do they have which is 5000+ years old?
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Re: History Near You 2.0

Post by Speaker to Animals » Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:26 am

Nothing left of that. There are whole intact cities still buried in the jungle down there.
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Re: History Near You 2.0

Post by Ex-California » Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:34 pm

There is literally nothing older than even 1900 in my area

SAD!
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Re: History Near You 2.0

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:43 pm

California wrote:There is literally nothing older than even 1900 in my area

SAD!
Pueblo villages. Rock formations. Fault lines. Mining remnants. Saloons.

Cali has some pretty dope stuff scattered around.
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Re: History Near You 2.0

Post by Okeefenokee » Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:44 pm

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Re: History Near You 2.0

Post by Okeefenokee » Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:46 pm

California wrote:There is literally nothing older than even 1900 in my area

SAD!
How far are you from Calico?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico,_S ... California
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