Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Camp David
Date: Aug 16, 2001 @ 00:01
Author: Brendan Whyte ("Brendan Whyte" <brwhyte@...>)
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See MArk Monomnier's "How to lie witrh maps", Uni Chicago, pp119-20 where it
discusses the depiction of Camp David on maps. Theroad around 'camp threee'
is the road along thesecurity fence, and thus effectively shows you where
the edges of the camp are. Guidebooks also list it and give directions.
BW


>From: andrew@...
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Camp David
>Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:37:53 -0000
>
>While not a border point or a real enclave (it could be a
>juristicinal enclave), Camp David is an intresting place. While it
>exists, it is on no map that I have seen. Most people have no idea
>where it is and at best those who do only know that it is in the
>Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Maryland.
>
>I began researching on the web about information on Camp David and
>determined that it was also know as Camp #3. I looked up the park on
>TopoZone and found that it listed all the camps including camp #3. SO
>I found the location of Camp David. It is at 39.6482N 77.4651E. I
>also tried the location on the TerraServer and found a great picture
>of the Camp.
>
>It is interesting to see the National Park Service map of Catoctin
>Mountain Park. It looks like they tried to carefully remove any
>reference to where Camp David is within the park but the did list the
>high point of the park (which looks like it is the heliport for Camp
>David). So their high point marker really marks the spot (of Camp
>David).
>
>Camp David History
>
>http://home.rose.net/~king/campdavid/
>
>TopoZone
>
>http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=18&n=4391406&e=288483&s=25
>
>TerraServer
>
>http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.asp?
>S=12&T=1&X=360&Y=5489&Z=18&W=2
>
>NPS
>http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/national_parks/cato_95.jpg
>
>
>-Andrew
>


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