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Oct 22, 2023 at 7:54pm
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Re: Map building

If this is a work of fiction, look at maps of old towns to get a feel of what they looked like. Then make your own template.

Usually towns had a Main Street, then other streets added as the town grew. I would find a town and see how it grew over a few decades, to get a pattern.

In Roundup, MT, where I live, they grew from a small central main area, with streets numbered north and south and avenues numbered east and west. In my town, there are no proper names for streets, except for Main Street.

Here's a map of a ghost town in MT - Virginia City. https://mtnmouse.com/montana/virginia_city_montana/newVCWalkingMapImage.png






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