"For many Americans, Sandy has highlighted the relationship between a warming planet and intensifying extreme weather. For others, it’s provided more fodder for jokes mocking the problem."

-- Stephan Lacey writing about Republicans joking about climate change before and after Hurricane Sandy 

A Map of the Hamlet of Cross River, NY as it looked in 1868

A Map of the Hamlet of Cross River, NY as it looked in 1868, a photo by amproehl on Flickr.

Another map in my "Lost Towns" series.