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Visualizing US Expansion Through Post Offices

By Gerard @presurfer
A visualization of US expansion from 1700 to 1900, seen through changes in the spatial distribution of post offices. Data from the USPS Postmaster Finder, with lat/long coordinates extracted from placenames through correlation with the USGS Geographic Names Information System.

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