-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: MAPS-L: U.S. county-level relief data Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 11:16:38 -0500 From: Mark A. Thomas <[log in to unmask]> To: 'Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum' <[log in to unmask]> The website for the County Highpointers Association seems to be http://www.cohp.org/ This reminds me of the Extra Miler Club http://www.extramilerclub.org/ (who only set out to set foot in every U.S. county or county equivalent) or the similar, and even less serious, group, the County Idiot's Assocation (CIA): http://web.bentley.edu/empl/d/jdeichmann/ciafront.html -- "It's really not an organization at all, but rather a bunch of folks who take trips together." :-) These were brought to my attention by the former map librarian at the U. of Cincinnati, Richard Spohn, and by a former reference librarian at Duke, Carol Cramer, now at Wake Forest. --Mark ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mark Thomas / [log in to unmask] / 919-660-5853, fax:919-684-2855 Economics, Geology, Geography Bibliographer Map and GIS Librarian / Public Documents and Maps Department Perkins Library / Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0177 > -----Original Message----- > Subject: RE: MAPS-L: U.S. county-level relief data > Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:45:52 -0500 > From: Thompson, Thelma <[log in to unmask]> > To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum > > There are definitely people who are collecting county > highpoints. I am > very aware of this since the highpointer's organization (originally > started for those doing state highpoints) met in New Hampshire this > year. One feature of the meeting was opportunity for members to visit > NH county highpoints, including the one in a game preserve > that normally > does not allow visitors. Quite a few were willing to pay $50 > a head for > that priviledge. [...]