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An 1897 proposal to turn West Potomac Park into a 2,200-acre walkable relief map of the United States. Notice how, after the Spanish-American War, Cuba (and Mexico!) were part of the country. I guess they would have had to reshape Roosevelt Island as Alaska and float something in the middle of the river as Hawaii.

An 1897 proposal to turn West Potomac Park into a 2,200-acre walkable relief map of the United States.

Notice how, after the Spanish-American War, Cuba (and Mexico!) were part of the country. I guess they would have had to reshape Roosevelt Island as Alaska and float something in the middle of the river as Hawaii.