This project is meant to illustrate just a sample of the “layers” of the area. I acknowledge that I haven’t covered nearly enough of this quadrangle to be all-encompassing. For one, I was not able to include Native voices in my project, mostly due to time considerations. If I were to do this project again, I would change that aspect of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beyond that, the main focus points of my project were geology and settlements (or lack thereof). For the former, I was aware of geologic formations because of my previous geology coursework. I then did further research into the geologic history of the area to supplement previous coursework. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other main focus was from the contents of Roy Meyer’s book The Discontinued Post Offices and Ghost Towns of Goodhue County<\/em> and supplemental material from the Goodhue County Historical Society about Goodhue County ghost towns. Then, due to time, I decided to focus on separate aspects of the information contained in the book and the different implications each set of information has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As for mapping techniques, the ability to map was limited by my technological abilities. For geology I relied on previously created layers and pictures I took. To denote where the post offices\/settlements were, I first mapped them into Google Maps and then found the corresponding location in arcgis. From there I made map notes and descriptions to give a broader context to the location. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This project is meant to illustrate just a sample of the “layers” of the area. I acknowledge that I haven’t covered nearly enough of this quadrangle to be all-encompassing. For one, I was not able to include Native voices in my project, mostly due to time considerations. If I were to do this project again, I would change that aspect of the project. Beyond that, the main focus points of<\/p>\n