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RE True North - in Kansas

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Subject: RE True North - in Kansas
From: seay@alaska.net (Del Seay)
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 14:31:30 -0800
Lee Buller wrote:
> 
> This is really easy if you live in Kansas....

Sometime - grab a map of Rapid City, South Dakota.
The original townsite was set out magnetic north. Then, later, someone
decided it should be true north. All streets now go out to the end
of the original town and then shift to true north. It's fun to drive
around and look at the change.  de KL7HF

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