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From: "Sally Towns" <>
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Maps
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 22:54:50 -0400


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From: Robert L. Ward <>
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Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 12:53 AM
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Maps

> WRG,
>
> At 08:11 AM 7/30/99 -0700, Shawn Whitney wrote:
> >Hello Group,
> >
> >Call me silly on this one perhaps but I was looking for a particular
> >Booneville on Microsoft's Expedia Maps site last night when I decided to
> >also type in "Whitney" on the search. Of course it gave me Whitney on
> >the Wye in England but it also gave me the town or city of Whitney in
> >each of the following states:
> >Alabama
> >California
> >Florida
> >Georgia
> >Idaho
> >Michigan
> >Mississippi
> >North Carolina
> >Oregon
> >Pennsylvania
> >Texas - Brisco County
> >Texas - Hill County
> >Washington
> >And Canada:
> >New Brunswick
> >Ontario
> >
> >My thought was that if we linked these maps to the WRG site, then over
> >time each of us in the particular area might investigate a town or two.
> >For instance, I learned that Whitney, WA is just an hour or so north of
> >where I live. I could call or stop in to the Chamber of Commerce and
> >try to find a town historian to tell me for whom or what the town was
> >named. If it was named for a prominent citizen, perhaps his lineage
> >would be easily obtainable to link to our growing tree. Some of them we
> >probably already have. (i.e.: I think the Whitney, CA is already in
> >Pierce's book. I remember reading it). And since I am close, perhaps I
> >could also do Oregon's Whitney. This is all just a thought but....
> >Easy for me to say because I am not the one maintaining this wonderful
> >website.
> >
> >The MS Expedia site is:
> >http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp
> >and the maps are linked with just a click of the mouse.
> >
> >Have a good day.
> >Shawn Boone Whitney
> >Seattle, WA just south of Whitney, WA
>
> If you visit the following webpage, you will find lots of places with
> the name "Whitney" included.
> <http://www.whitneygen.org/misc/places.html>;
> I have linked most of them to Expedia maps, so they can be located.
> If anyone visits any of them and has information on how they were
> named, or any other interesting data, I will be happy to coordinate
> these visits and receive the data.
>
> We already have several. See the webpage for details.
>
> Shawn Whitney will do Whitney, WA, and Whitney, OR.
>
> Karen Grubaugh will take Whitney, FL, and Whitney Beach, FL.
>
> Marion Leska has offered to cover Whitney places in NV.
>
> I'll try to locate Whitney's Landing, MD.
>
> Anyone else?
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
> Robert L. Ward
> WHITNEY Research Group
> <http://www.whitneygen.org/>;

Robert
I would be willing to find out about Whitneyville, Maine

Sally Towns
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