USEFUL TOOLS
MAP TOOLS
GOOGLE EARTH DESKTOP (Fully-Functional) - FreeGOOGLE EARTH INTERNET (The Basics) - FreeEARTH POINT - cool tools for Google Earth
CHICAGO RESOURCES
Chicago Street Renaming Document, 1909
Chicago Street Renumbering Document, 1909
Chicago Street Renumbering Document for Downtown 1911.
Chicago Street Renumbering Document, 1909
Chicago Street Renumbering Document for Downtown 1911.
ILLINOIS RESOURCES
GENERAL RESEARCH, NEWSPAPERS, ETC.
Digital Commons Network; Thousands of papers from worldwide universities and colleges.
Library of Congress z39.50 Gateway; Library Catalogs. [about z39.50]
DATABASES
KITCHEN TOOLS
TERMS & PHRASES
A Paper Town (aka Phantom Town or Settlement) is a community that appears on a map(s) but does not legally exist.
QUICK REFERENCE of OLDE TYME MEASUREMENTS
1 Arpent = 192 feet (pre-metric French unit)1 Fathom = 6 Feet1 League or Nautical League = 3.45 miles1 Nautical Mile = 1.15 Miles1 Rod = 5.5 YardsA Surveyor's Chain = 22 Yards
GOOD TO KNOW (bookmark to find this stuff again).
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