Randy Witlicki [[log in to unmask]] writes: >CONCORD - Mount Clay, a shoulder on the north side of Mount Washington >in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, will be known in New >Hampshire as Mount Reagan, after former President Ronald Reagan. That well-known founding father... > In passing the bill, the Senate ignored warnings by opponents that the >name change won't be recognized by the federal Board of Geographical Names, >which means it won't appear on federal maps, forest guides or other >government-printed wilderness material. Thereby making it more confusing/difficult for the unwary lookin' for the Airplane Gully & Pipeline couloir. I'm glad I found it before they pulled the switcheroo... >Federal regulations say that such features cannot be named after a person >until five years after the person's death. Does five-years brain-dead count? If yes, wouldn't most of the nominally-living former-presidents fall into that category? :-) >In 1913, the Legislature voted to change the name of Mount Clinton to >Mount Pierce, but the original name stuck to associated trails and roads. D'ya mean it wasn't named after President Clinton? Golly... Who is this Pierce fella anyhoo? It's good to know that the NH taxpayers are gettin' their money's worth out of their legislators... dana _____________ ________ __ __ /________ ________ ___ __( Tele till you drop ___\ ________ ________ __ ____) ______ __________ _ ___/ ______ ___________ _ __( o ____ __________ __ __ \(|\.____ _______ ____ ___`\>/______ ____ ______ ____ \` ______ __ _______ ______`________ _ _______ _______________ __ ______ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html