hello lists.... I haven't been here but it does sound interesting...... let me know... Jeannie <>< > Hi all, > Do ya want to figure where an old Indian or pioneer trail used to run > (before interstate highways), how small towns developed along the trail, why > a mountain or river resulted in a trail being where it is/was, when a > connecting river between two points was likely used for travel or migration, > *what the terrain looked like for your ancestors' property (even where their > home was likely located)*, how secondary, county and township roads show > local trails used by early settlers? (Just a few examples.) Go to: > http://terraserver.microsoft.com/default.asp to find out. Enter the name of > a town and state to view that area, or click on 'Advanced Find' to enter the > name of a river, mountain or other land feature. Then maneuver, zoom and > size the map you wish to save and click 'download.' (It's free.) Save the > map to your photo editing software files where you can highlight original > trails or 'draw' your ancestors' land boundaries, cemetery locations, etc., > enter the names of land features and type your comments and notes. Or, you > can purchase a photo. It's too bad our ancestors didn't take a few of these > aerial and satellite photos. > > The RoadTrails in America mailing list (to which I am posting) could be much > more enjoyable if more people were aware of it -- and provided input along > with questions. I'm sending cc:'s of this posting to a few friends and > correspondents; hopefully you will enjoy the web site and opportunities of > its mailing list -- or just pass this info to others if you have time. Go > to the following link for more info: > http://members.aol.com/RoadTrails/roadtrai.html . Please pardon my > intrusion into your mailbox if you are already aware of these web pages, or > if you are not interested. Thanks to others for your follow-through. > > Neil McDonald > > >