GEC #B039 (Beginner)

friscobob Jul 9, 2008

  1. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

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    I've volunteered to toss out a few beginner's challenges in the Google Earth contest, and since I've won the limit, I can't play anymore, (at least in the Beginners category), so here we go:

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  2. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

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    Hint number 1: It's in North America. :)
     
  3. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

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    Hint number 2: it's near a birthplace of a US President
     
  4. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

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    The rest of this spot

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  5. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    No takers?
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  6. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

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    Another hint- this was once a very important town for this particular railroad
     
  7. Matt13

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    Denison, Texas.
     
  8. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

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    We have a winnah!

    Congrats to Matt13, who correctly guessed

    Denison, Texas (and the former MKT Ray Yard)

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    Besides being an important spot on the Katy, Denison is also known as the birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose birth home is right next to the former right-of-way of the now-gone MKT Greenville Sub to Dallas.
     

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