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[edit] License tagging for Image:Gregorygrave2.jpg

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Nice work be sure to propose it for a DYK!! Ernst Stavro Blofeld 16:01, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Did you know?

I nominated your recent article for DYK, but you should receive the credit. Here is the message-box I received:

Updated DYK query On March 30, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Old Black (Great Smoky Mountains), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Best regards, and keep up the good work. YechielMan 05:41, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Sugarlands

Hi, I've nominated an article you worked on, The Sugarlands, for consideration to appear on the Main Page as part of Wikipedia:Did you know. You can see the "hook" for the article at Template talk:Did you know#Articles created on April 16 where you can improve it if you see fit. Regards, howcheng {chat} 19:49, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Updated DYK query On 21 April 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Sugarlands, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--howcheng {chat} 00:56, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image to Commons

Greetings! I've noticed the very nice pictures you've taken and uploaded to the site. I'm quite impressed! I would like to leave a note about something that would help Wikipedia tremendously, though. Instead of uploading these images to just the English Wikipedia, why not create an account over at the Wikimedia Commons, and upload them there? The website is located at http://commons.wikimedia.org. The purpose of Commons is to allow all of the various regional and language Wikipedias to share resources, such as images and free music. Where images uploaded to the English Wiki can only be accessed by this one site, images uploaded to Commons can be accessed by every Wikipedia in service, be it German (de), French (fr), Afrikaans (af) or others.

To that end, I'm going to start the process of moving your current images over to Commons. Your images aren't being changed in any way or deleted, just being moved to another Mediawiki website. If you have any questions about this process, adding images to Commons, or anything else Wiki related, please don't hesitate to leave a message on my talk page. Cheers, and hopefully this won't take too long! ;) -- Huntster T • @ • C 12:29, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tellico Blockhouse

Hi Bms4880. I nominated Tellico Blockhouse to appear on the Main Page under the Did you know... section. The nomination hook appears here. There is a five day from creation window for DYK nominations, so I wanted to make sure it was in the queue. Please revise the nomination hook as you see fit as it may not be entirely correct. Great job on the article. -- Jreferee (Talk) 14:04, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On 30 June 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tellico Blockhouse, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Carabinieri 12:16, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tellico Blockhouse

I've been reformatting the refs, and I wondered if, for completeness' sake, you remembered the two articles you consulted in Encyclopedia of Appalachia? Circeus 17:04, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Hello, Circeus. Here are the articles in the EOA:
p. 303-- "Early Settlement Shelters and Forts", written by Gerald L. Smith.
p. 324-- "Lumber Settlements", written by Gerald L. Smith and Solomon K. Smith.
Thanks for the re-formatting. It looks much better. Bms4880 23:59, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your image uploads

Greetings Brian, I just wanted to drop you an additional note requesting that you please, please, upload your photographs to Wikimedia Commons, as this is the proper location for public domain, GFDL and similarly released images. Placing them on the Commons website means they will be available not just to English Wikipedia users, but for users on any Wikipedia language site (whereas uploading them here prevents that). I again encourage you to assist the project by utilising Commons, and if you need any assistance in doing so, please feel free to contact me. -- Huntster T • @ • C 00:10, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

I'll try to get to it this week. Bms4880 22:28, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, and if you would like, I'll perform the move of your existing images from here to Commons so you don't have to worry about that aspect.
By the way, I want to add that I'm tremendously impressed by the articles you've written and expanded upon. I took a look through several, like the Sugarlands and Thunderhead, and found them to be extraordinarily well written and well documented. You are to be highly commended for your work. I only wish all our editors (myself included) were that good. Cheers for all that! I'm going to find you an appropriate barnstar as thanks.
Since I also noticed you've made good use of Topographic maps, etc, I would like to point out our extensive Coordinate mapping templates, located at Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates (which gives detailed implimentation methods for including different types of coord functions) and Category:Coordinates templates (which is an list of all available coord templates). -- Huntster T • @ • C 01:51, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
I have created a Wikimedia Commons account and uploaded a photo:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Sugarlands-bh1.jpg
Let me know if I need to change the license or do anything else to make the photo legally useable on non-English Wikipedia pages. If all is good, I'll go ahead and start moving the others (about 140 in all). Also, is there a convenient way to link to Commons photos from Wikipedia pages, or should I just use the full url?
Thanks again for your help. I started using Wikipedia's coordinate maps a few weeks ago, but I've yet to go through and make the changes to my earlier articles. Bms4880 18:57, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
That looks fantastic, well done. You can take a look here, Wikipedia:Moving images to the Commons, for tips and procedures for moving images to the Commons from Wikipedia. Basically, after uploading there (don't forget to locate appropriate categories for the images, though I'm more than happy to do this if you wish), tag the Wikipedia image with {{subst:ncd}} so it can be deleted. And if you give it another name on Commons, which is not a bad thing given we want very unique filenames for images, use {{subst:ncd|Image:new image name.jpg}} here and change the name on the articles they are in.
Also, using Commons images is the same as using Wikipedia images...even if the image only exists on Commons, the filename will still be accessible from any Wikipedia (see Image:WataugaLake.jpg for an example of a Commons image displayed here). -- Huntster T • @ • C 23:03, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Roaring Fork

Nice work on Roaring Fork (Great Smoky Mountains) -- reminded me fondly of my visit to the area a few years ago. That's all! Pfly 04:32, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Thanks for the feedback! Bms4880 21:23, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Grassy balds

A great job of professionalizing my clumsy start. --Wetman 20:58, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

  • It wasn't clumsy. I just added some stuff. I'm glad you got it started, since it needed an article, and I had been procrastinating it for some time. Bms4880 13:50, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Appalachian Trail sites

Hi, I just saw your idea about setting up a template for articles about features that the Appalachian Trail encounters, where they'll be ordered north-south and south-north. I think that's a great idea. Another example to look at would be state highway articles, which are nearly all ordered by number for any particular state. I can't really offer any help in constructing such a template, but I'll be happy to help put articles into the order, especially for the New Hampshire area.--Ken Gallager 13:44, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On October 31, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Overhill Cherokee, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Kindly nominated by PFHLai. Do feel free to self nom in future. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:45, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

My special thanks to you and PFHLai for the nomination! Bms4880 22:01, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Census data

Hi! In several articles about unincorporated communities, you have inserted statements like this one: "Although not a census-designated place, the zip code area that serves Del Rio had a population of 2,138 as of the 2000 U.S. Census." Pardon my French, but that's impossible nonsense. The Census Bureau does not report population by zip code. They divide the world into units called census tracts and census block groups; in unincorporated areas, any resemblance between a zip code area and a census tract is pure coincidence.

Were you extracting Census data by block group? (A clever idea, if you did.) If so, please edit the articles to identify the block group(s) that you decided were roughly coextensive with each of these communities. --Orlady 05:40, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

  • You probably know more than me about this, so I would appreciate any help, as I have done this with several articles. On the U.S. Census website, I typically enter the unincorporated community's zip code, and it brings up a "Zip Code Tabulation Area" fact sheet, similar to one for incorporated towns. For example, for Hartford, TN (zip code 37753), it brings up this page. It says population 814. Perhaps that's not referring to the zip code, but refers to something else. If this is an error, let me know, and I'll be happy to make the necessary changes. Bms4880 18:04, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
  • I found the following on the Census Bureau's website:

The results from Census 2000 include ZCTAs that are approximations of ZIP Codes that follow the census block boundaries. A ZCTA is determined by taking a census block and determining which ZIP Code occurs most frequently within that census block.

Bms4880 18:15, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

    • Well, I've learned something today! As you found, the Census Bureau does provide population data for areas that approximate zip code boundaries. FWIW, here's their FAQ on the topic. I do appreciate your effort to add links to those articles, so users can find the data. Thanks for the lesson; I was wrong. --Orlady 21:10, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
      • It's no problem. "ZCTA" and "zip code area" are different, so the information in the articles was slightly misleading. But feel free to remove the "Pardon my French..." statement above for posterity's sake :-) Bms4880 22:01, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Communities category

You've done a great job creating articles for Smoky Mountain area communities, but that doesn't make you a community, and I don't think you actually belong in Category:Communities of the Great Smoky Mountains. (I don't know if there's a policy on this; it just seems odd.) --Orlady (talk) 15:01, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

My mistake. I meant to remove it after creating the category, but I got carried away. My apologies to all who will get lost in the mountains searching for the long-lost village of User:Bms4880.
It's fixed. Bms4880 (talk) 15:27, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
Sigh, and to think I was wandering around for days trying to find this elusive village... -- Huntster T • @ • C 23:48, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
Again, my apologies. I'm impressed, however, that your expedition apparently began before I even created the category. Bms4880 (talk) 17:56, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Lol, certainly no need to apologise to anyone, just a simple error. And just because an expedition was begun, does not mean a destination was in mind! (*murmurs something about zen wisdom...*) -- Huntster T • @ • C 23:05, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eva archaeological site

Since you are working on TN archaeological sites, I wanted to give you a heads-up that I created Eva, Tennessee. I did that mostly in order to eliminate a red link in Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park (which previously had linked to Eva, Alabama instead of the correct location). The short bit I included on the archaeological site now constitutes the majority of the new Eva article. --Orlady (talk) 15:46, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

That's excellent. I made a few minor additions. The ZCTA extends out well beyond Eva, but I think it mostly covers the state park. And thanks for re-wording a few of the parks articles— I wasn't looking forward to doing that. Bms4880 (talk) 20:36, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Mound Bottom, was selected for DYK!

Updated DYK query On December 19, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mound Bottom, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 06:06, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the nomination. Bms4880 (talk) 14:36, 19 December 2007 (UTC)


The Photographer's Barnstar
For tirelessly updating Tennessee articles with great photos. Thanks for your contributions! ---Ichabod (talk) 01:57, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Henry Timberlake

Hey... I was doing some work on the Chota (Cherokee town) article, when I noticed a mention of Henry Timberlake. I decided he was worth having an article about, and created one entirely from the article on him at The Tennessee Encyclopedia. Of course, this wasn't enough for a solid article. Then I found your section concerning the Timberlake Expedition on the Overhill Cherokee article, and used that to expand the article.

If you can contribute further (you've already done about half of the article without touching it), I'd appreciate it. I'd especially like a picture of Henry Timberlake for the infobox, if you come across it in one of your sources. Thanks! -- PEPSI2786talk 01:52, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

I'll be happy to expand it and add more information about Timberlake's journey as a whole. It'll be early January, however, since the university library where I found a copy of Memoirs is closed until then. I'll also add some things to the Chota article. Great job on both articles, btw. Bms4880 (talk) 13:55, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
Excellent. I am eagerly looking forward to your additions. And thanks. :) -- PEPSI2786talk 04:36, 23 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Roan Photos

I moved the photos so there is not a huge gap between the heading and the text in the "Peaks on Roan Mountain" section. Every photo creates an uneccesary line break. What difference does it make if I move them anyway? They display in virtually the same spot. You need to relax a little and step off it.Eleutherosmartin (talk) 02:55, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

See the Discussion page on Roan Mountain. Bms4880 (talk) 16:46, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA review of Overhill Cherokee

I've reviewed the article, very interesting subject! I've put the article nomination on hold for seven days to give folks a chance to address the issues I found. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to bring them up and I'll be happy to discuss my reasoning and try to find solutions. You can do that either on the article talk page, on my talk page, or here, as I have all of them watchlisted for now. Ealdgyth | Talk 23:16, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Overhill Cherokee and HT articles

There are actually a couple different portraits of Ostenaco available. Both are by Joshua Reynolds. One is already on the Ostenaco article page, and I added the second to the Henry Timberlake article. I'll run through the Overhill Cherokee article and tweak what I can find to tweak.. I've already resized one map to make the text not as squished, and moved one picture down a little bit to make it fit better with the corresponding text. I'll see what else I can find. -- PEPSI2786talk 03:28, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

The only other thing I'm really coming up with to make the Overhill Cherokee article better... is perhaps we should just remove the first picture you made in the Geography section. It's almost superfluous with Timberlake's draught in there, and it really seems to crowd that part of the article. But I'll leave that up to you. It does show the location of modern roads and towns. It's really looking good though. Great work! -- PEPSI2786talk 03:39, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
Well, I ditched the map that covered the same area as Timberlake's map. The present map shows the entire Overhill area (i.e., between Hiwassee River and Little Tennessee River), whereas Timberlake's map only shows the Little T. It's not really crowding the article on my monitor, but if it's making too much of a mess, I'm not terribly attached to it. Bms4880 (talk) 03:51, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
It can stay, since it's adding something. I didn't notice that it covered a wider area. -- PEPSI2786talk 04:07, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

You had the Henry Timberlake article saying that the journey down the rivers to Tomotley was a 5-day journey, but it appears to be more like 20. The text is somewhat confusing on the matter, and I was wondering what you think it looks like it is saying? It mentions the 6th of December, then mentions the 11th.. then after that there are several times it says, "Next morning.." It definitely can't be 5 days, though, having left on November 28th and not being there yet on Dec 11th. -- PEPSI2786talk 05:40, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

??? No idea why I put five days. It took 23 days for the party to get from Long Island to Tomotley (source). I'll try to work on the HT article this afternoon. Bms4880 (talk) 15:40, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, I don't know. I'll look around and see if I can find some sort of confirmation of who that is. I know that the other sketch on the cover of that book is one of the two portraits of Ostenaco by Joshua Reynolds. And I agree, we need to split that 'Life' section up into a few different sections, or perhaps just subsections. -- PEPSI2786talk 19:44, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
So, I found the inside of that book on Google Books (link), and it doesn't say who the cover art is. Granted, it's not the entire insides of the book, but I'm thinking that's just some random colonial. The only picture of "Timberlake" is a recent mannequin of him at the Cherokee Museum. -- PEPSI2786talk 19:57, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about the editors, and I had noticed the dance being at the wrong spot and kind of half moved it already. When I get a chance, I'll start adding the editors into the citations. -- PEPSI2786talk 22:57, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Great job on the expansion, by the way. It looks nice. I'll go through it in more detail and see if there's anything I can fix up when I have a bit more time. -- PEPSI2786talk 23:03, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
I threw in a mention of his being an Ensign, and removed a line which said he was "now a Lieutenant". It was listed as being referenced from page 41, but I have found no mention of him becoming a Lieutenant until his return from England. And if he was already a Lieutenant being awarded the rank then would be a bit redundant. I'm pretty sure he was an Ensign throughout the adventure. -- PEPSI2786talk 08:41, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wow...

I've been on a bit of a Wikibreak for the last month, and I just noticed the great work you've done recently on East Tennessee articles like Kingston and Icehouse Bottom. I'm really impressed... keep it up! Pinball22 (talk) 14:11, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Pinball, and welcome back! Bms4880 (talk) 00:23, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Great work!

The Epic Barnstar
I hereby award you, User:Bms4880, the Epic Barnstar, for fine contributions in the field of history, on a wide range of articles including Overhill Cherokee, Tellico Blockhouse, Toqua (Tennessee), Icehouse Bottom, and particularly Henry Timberlake. Your contributions to Wikipedia are very much appreciated! -- PEPSI2786talk 07:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Appalachian coves

Considering that "cove" is not a scientific or technical term and does not have a formal meaning, but is merely a descriptive word, I do not support your idea of creating a table of notable coves. However, Cove (Appalachian Mountains) would benefit from some additional examples. The two examples there now, Cades Cove and Wears Cove, are both limestone windows and thus do not represent the full range of features called "cove." Do you know of some good examples of other features called "cove" -- ideally somewhere in Appalachia other than Blount County, TN? --Orlady (talk) 01:26, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Great article!

The Epic Barnstar
I award you the Epic Barnstar for creating the excellent article about the prehistoric site Tomotley. Oceanh (talk) 22:58, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tomotley

Updated DYK query On 8 February 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tomotley, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 18:24, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bays Mountain

Removal of the entire history section due to its being plagiarized seems like over-reaction. Why not use the source as a basis (i.e., a reference) for writing a shorter history? (FWIW, I edited that section, with the result that a couple of phrases in it were no longer a verbatim copy.) --Orlady (talk) 01:16, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

My apologies-- I didn't notice the rephrasing (I thought you just fixed some links). It'll still need to be re-written. I'll try to get to it in the coming weeks. Bms4880 (talk) 12:57, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Waverly, Tennessee

Thanks for the nice pictures and text you added to the Waverly article. As my hometown, it holds a rather special place in my heart ;) I only wish I were able to travel around and take photos, though it appears you have the job quite firmly in hand! Kudos. — Huntster (t • @ • c) 17:00, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

If you know of any buildings or sites in Waverly that are more important to Waverlyans, feel free to replace any of my images. I just snapped what I could find on the courthouse square. The article could definitely use a shot of the whole town from one of the surrounding hills, and maybe a shot of Trace Creek. Bms4880 (talk) 18:22, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Henry Timberlake GA Review

The article on Henry Timberlake has finally received it's GA Review. I don't overly agree with the reviewers comments, as he thinks we need more references to avoid NPOV, and we need more pictures, but failed to even mention our short lead. That being said, I'll see what I can do to fix what he dislikes. -- PEPSI2786talk 05:01, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Reviewers aren't perfect. We'll need to go ahead and increase the lede to two paragraphs. Like I said, if we can stick a book cover at the top as the first picture, that would work. It shouldn't be too difficult to find a few more references. Bms4880 (talk) 15:08, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dreamcatcher (in lieu of barnstar)

This Dreamcatcher is hereby awarded to Bms4880 in recognition of contributions to recognizing and documenting the indigenous people of the United States in Wikipedia, both through researching and contributing new articles (such as Overhill Cherokee) and through correcting errors and misconceptions in existing articles (such as your recent edits in Knoxville, Tennessee).

Keep up the good work.

--Orlady (talk) 01:19, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your photographic travels

Anderson-Campbell-Scott-Morgan, eh? You might even manage to shame me into heading out and taking some Wikimedia photos in and around Oak Ridge...

Yes. That was the purpose of the photos I added to the Clinton article, but with no success.

You definitely should visit Rugby, Tennessee; the Episcopal church, the old library, and some of the other buildings from Thomas Hughes' colony are worth seeing and photographing. In Morgan County, Petros, Tennessee and the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary are also photo-worthy. I'm fond of Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area, which already has a nice photo, but the top of Frozen Head (a long hike up! -- much too long for a quick trip) has an ideal view of Brushy Mountain. You may also find some good shots of coal tipples and country churches in the rural parts of the counties.

Briceville is hard to get to (it's a long way off the beaten path, but visually very interesting).

The older (historic) parts of Oliver Springs, Tennessee, are worth a photo (west of the main street, mostly). There is some bizarre artwork made from old appliances, etc., around the occupied part of the abandoned shopping center between Oak Ridge and Oliver Springs. The wind turbines on the mountain overlooking Oliver Springs are an interesting topic for a photo -- from a distance, as it costs something like $15 or $20 to drive up close on a 4WD-only road. The views from Oak Ridge might be better than the views from Oliver Springs.

These are all excellent suggestions (I'm surprised there are no photographs of Rugby on Wikimedia). I already have many, many shots of Frozen Head State Park and have gathered notes to expand the article, but I keep getting sidetracked. I think I already have a shot of the state pen (the view from the summit is partially-obsructed by trees). The windmills on Fork Mountain don't photograph well from a distance (at least not from Frozen Head or Lone Mountain), but they might be more prominent from Oliver Springs.
The windmills are distant, but visible, from several places in Oak Ridge, including Hwy 62 south of Oak Ridge, various spots on Outer and West Outer Drive, and some places in Emory Valley and the center of town. I think the view actually might be better from Oak Ridge than from Oliver Springs. --Orlady (talk) 22:16, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

In Oak Ridge, it would be good to do photos at the peace bell (no article yet; in center of town on Badger Road), Chapel on the Hill (east side of town), American Museum of Science and Energy (center of town), George Jones Memorial Baptist Church in the former community of Wheat, Tennessee (west of town but east of K-25; visible from Highway 58 east of Blair Road), and one or all of the three historic "checking stations" on the National Register (all are in publicly accessible areas; one is off Highway 62 near Y-12, one is on Bethel Valley Road near the interchange with Highway 62, and the other is on Hwy 95 as you drive west out of "town" toward the old K-25 site). When you park at the peace bell, you can also shoot Oak Ridge Associated Universities across the street. There are also plenty of old cemeteries that are accessible, but many of the sites with articles are "behind the fence." The Children's Museum of Oak Ridge isn't much to look at from the outside, but there are plenty of interesting photos inside.

'Nuf for now. It's bedtime.

--Orlady (talk) 05:26, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

These places should be no problem. Do you know anything about the Freels Cabin? It's listed on the register. Also, is there a place or road on the surrounding ridges that look out over the town? Bms4880 (talk) 21:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Freels Cabin is in an area where the public does not normally have access. Anyway, when I saw the cabin fairly recently, there was "stuff" in the way of a good photo (bright-colored plastic flagging around the porches). There are some good public domain photos of it, but I need to dig to find one that is digital and is clearly identified as to its original source.
One good place to view the town is the otherwise abominable "Oak Ridge Summit" (if the road is not blocked off) -- turn off on the west side of Hwy 62 on the southern approach to Oak Ridge. --Orlady (talk) 22:16, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mountains with braggin' rights

Thanks for fixing that error. My original intention was only to correct the entry that was something like "among the tallest east of the Appalachians" (wrong on two counts: (1) should be west, not east and (2) the Cumberlands are part of the Appalachians, sensu strictu), but I got carried away. I had intended to go back and check for accuracy, but forgot to do so. --Orlady (talk) 02:20, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

It's no problem. I can't believe I confused east with west in the first paragraph. Anyway, nice copyedit— the article looks great now. Bms4880 (talk) 01:41, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] ok?

    • Correct. Is the wording confusing? Bms4880 (talk) 00:39, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On 23 March 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eva archaeological site , which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Maxim(talk) 01:25, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] In response to your questions

Q1. Is this the "Luther Brannon House"?

  • A: I believe so. I recognize the house. The address approximately matches the NRHP description, and it's the only stone house anywhere around there. I think it needs to be cropped, though...

Q2. Is this the Bethel Valley Checking Station?

  • A: Yes. Definitely. The other two checking stations have been restored/renovated; this one is merely preserved.

I look forward to seeing your other photos. --Orlady (talk) 23:53, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Re: George Jones Church -- The road to it is open to pedestrians as a greenway, although it is closed on spring weekends when turkey hunts are occurring. --Orlady (talk) 13:29, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Citico (Tellico archaeological site)

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--BorgQueen (talk) 13:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] WikiProject North Carolina May 2008 Newsletter

NEWSLETTER
Issue One • May 2008 • About the Newsletter

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Hello WikiProject North Carolina members! A few of us at the The Newsroom Team decided to get together and re-energize the project, through these newsletters. This newsletter is hopefully the first of many to come. We want this project to be active in creating and expanding articles related to our state. If you're a current or former resident of the state, we hope that you will help spread the knowledge of how much there is to learn about North Carolina.

  • A great way to expand new articles is by keeping track of the new articles list. Please add any new NC-related articles or older ones you come across that have not been tagged with the project banner. When you notice an article has been added to the list, read over it and check for citations, grammatical errors, and spelling. If you've written a NC-related article in the past 5 days, read the requirements for Did you know... and add your article to the DYK nomination list. It might be chosen for the Main Page!
  • If you see a new member added to the project list, a great idea would be to leave them a welcome message on their talk page. Show them we notice new members and that we want them to become active participants.
  • If you have any questions in regards to the project, feel free to contact someone from The Newsroom Team. Thanks for all of your hard work and happy editing!
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[edit] Tallassee (Cherokee town)

Updated DYK query On 5 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tallassee (Cherokee town), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 14:07, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Knoxville

Great job with the Knoxville TN article! I was the reader who added the original info about the Native Americans a few years back (sorry some of it wasn't accurate, my sources must have been wrong). The first time I read that article, I was so irritated that the history began with European settlement and barely mentioned the people who already lived there. Thanks for helping to expand that section, it means a lot.

204.253.252.20 (talk) 16:30, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

I enjoyed expanding the history section for Knoxville, it being my hometown. I haven't checked the excavation reports for some of the sites mentioned in the first paragraph (Post Oak Island, et al), but some of these sites might be substantial enough for their own articles, especially Bussell Island (the village of "Coste" visited by De Soto in 1540 was probably located on this island). Bms4880 (talk) 19:28, 11 June 2008 (UTC)