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# Map of the Day: Watersheds of the American West 1890
- URL: https://goodoil.news/map-of-the-day-watersheds-of-the-american-west-1890/
- Published: 2019-12-13T01:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-12-12T09:00:54.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: World, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:49

> John Wesley Powell’s map showing his vision for the American West that centred on watersheds instead of traditional political boundaries, 1890\. His foresight could have prevented the intense water scarcities we see in the western states today.  
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> [reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/e9941m/john\_wesley\_powells\_map\_showing\_his\_vision\_for/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/e9941m/john%5Fwesley%5Fpowells%5Fmap%5Fshowing%5Fhis%5Fvision%5Ffor/?ref=goodoil.news)

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The BFD. Map of the day