Oregonians are not immune from taking undue pride in what we consider first and best in the nation. Bottle bills, assisted suicide, health programs are all regularly mentioned at least within the state as evidence of our progressive nature.
A Eugene man, David Imus, however, has created something of real merit. A singular work of art and science, map of the United States which took best of show at the annual competition of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society.
Six thousand hours of work over two years to create something special. You can read about it in Slate and you can purchase a copy of it here.
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