Small but fascinating story on the Associated Press wire today. Seems an Oregon man has given the Library of Congress a rare and unusual gift: a 120-year-old map supporting the theory that the Earth is flat.
Former ND state senator Don Homuth, previously of Fargo and now a resident of Salem -- not the witch trials one but the other one -- says the map was given to him by his eighth-grade teacher. It was created by Orlando Ferguson of Hot Springs, SD.
Library of Congress spokesman Robert Morris told The Forum newspaper that officials checked more than 75 maps before confirming the design was one-of-a-kind.
He says the only other known copy of the map is in the Pioneer Museum in Hot Springs.
Where Mr Ferguson got the information and inspiration for his map is unclear, but Walt has heard stories of golden plates and an angel called Moron, or something like that. Perhaps the flat earth map has a similar provenance.
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