Routes
The Old Road That Still Shapes a County Map
See how an old road can shape a county map long after its purpose changes, by tracing its surviving line through newer…
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Routes
Follow the roads, paths and crossings that connect places across a county.
Our point of view
A map is a beginning, not the whole story
We look beyond lines and labels to notice how land and human choices give places their character. Every explanation aims to distinguish what a map shows from what it cannot tell us.