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  1. Fantastic 1937 San Francisco guidebook/map mashup from @alexismadrigal & @pbump gives unique perspective ow.ly/bbdrJ
  2. Got awesome sauce? Seeking Digital Director to help make bigtime history & culture @wearewhatwedo bit.ly/MAOdDg
  3. Amazing project: visualizing emancipation. Get a feel of events they have mapped by following their tweets @VizEmancipation.
  4. RT @Historypin Today is the anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, commemorated by @SFMTAPhoto archive bit.ly/HP0OkE
  5. RT @cwd150 CivilWar+150. 4/5/1862. Battle of Yorktown. Casualties: 320. Inconclusive. - ow.ly/4V13w
  6. RT @cwd150 CivilWar+150. 3/26/1862. Battle of Glorieta Pass. Casualties: 331. Union victory. - ow.ly/4V13v
  7. RT @jonvoss @Historypin Channels are live! So many great ones already! bit.ly/H6a4fs
  8. RT @cwd150 CivilWar+150. 3/23/1862. Battle of First Kernstown. Casualties: 1308. Union victory. - ow.ly/4V13u
  9. RT @cwd150 CivilWar+150. 3/23/1862. Battle of Fort Macon. Casualties: 490. Union victory. - ow.ly/4V13s
  10. RT @cwd150 CivilWar+150. 3/14/1862. Battle of New Berne. Casualties: 1080. Union victory. - ow.ly/4V13r
  11. RT @cwd150 CivilWar+150. 3/8/1862. Battle of Hampton Roads. Casualties: 433. Inconclusive. - ow.ly/4V13q
  12. RT @cwd150 CivilWar+150. 3/6/1862. Battle of Pea Ridge. Casualties: 5949. Union victory. - ow.ly/4V13p
  13. RT @cwd150 CivilWar+150. 2/28/1862. Battle of New Madrid/Island No. 10. Casualties: Unknown . Union victory. - ow.ly/4V13o
  14. RT @jonvoss @sfmta_muni launches historical photo exhibit on SF bus shelters! bit.ly/weNAXu
  15. RT @cwd150 CivilWar+150. 2/20/1862. Battle of Valverde. Casualties: 389. Confederate victory. - ow.ly/4V13n
  16. RT @jonvoss: Just in time for #MardiGras, new version of Historic New Orleans iPhone App: bit.ly/eqAfVF
  17. RT @jonvoss: Great event tonight, 6:30pm: Word on the Street: Neighborhood Bloggers at SF Public Library bit.ly/yBBIne
  18. RT @cwd150 CivilWar+150. 2/11/1862. Battle of Fort Donelson. Casualties: 17398. Union victory. - ow.ly/4V13m
  19. RT @jonvoss: Just came across this beautiful site commemorating the 28th Maori Battalion of WWII bit.ly/yBj5CJ