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The Malvern Hills in the United Kingdom, said by Alfred Watkins to have a ley line passing along their ridge. Ley lines (/ l eɪ ˈ l aɪ n z /) are straight alignments drawn between various historic structures, prehistoric sites and prominent landmarks. The idea was developed in early 20th-century Europe, with ley line believers arguing that ...
Alfred Watkins, in his classic work on ley lines The Old Straight Track, used the width of a pencil line on a map as the threshold for the tolerance of what might be regarded as an alignment. For example, using a 1 mm pencil line to draw alignments on a 1:50,000 scale Ordnance Survey map, the corresponding width on the ground would be 50 m. [5]
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters.Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in addition to the regular routes, though lettered routes had been in use from at least 1932.
One criticism of Watkins' ley line theory states that given the high density of historic and prehistoric sites in Britain and other parts of Europe, finding straight lines that "connect" sites is trivial and ascribable to coincidence. A statistical analysis of lines concluded: "the density of archaeological sites in the British landscape is so ...
Major physiographic provinces of Missouri Geologic map of Missouri Missouri , a state near the geographical center of the United States , has three distinct physiographic divisions : a north-western upland plain or prairie region part of the Interior Plains' Central Lowland ( areas Osage Plain 12f and Dissected Till Plains 12e ) known as the ...
A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. [2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.
The location of the State of Missouri in the United States of America An enlargeable map of the State of Missouri An enlargeable map of the 114 counties and 1 independent city of the State of Missouri. Indigenous peoples. Mississippian culture; French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764 Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
Pages in category "Ley lines" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...