Places
Places Lists
- Mentioned places in Holmes and Fears
Places
Individual Place Pages
Page template & field schema — Twain's Geographies
| Place Page — Field Summary | |
|---|---|
| Identification | |
| Place Name | Full Location Place Description (from Holmes) |
| Geography | |
| Geographic Data | Geofield coordinates |
| Classification | |
| Site Category | 1+ of 50 controlled terms grouped into 8 types |
| Provenance | |
| Source | twainsgeography.com |
| Navigation | |
| Alphabetical Index | Complete list Cross-referenced |
Overview
Each Individual Place Page documents a single location mentioned in Holmes's writing, standardized into a consistent schema so that places can be searched, mapped, and cross-referenced across the Twain's Geographies project. Every page is built from five core components, described below.
1. Place Name
The identifying header for the page, giving readers immediate context for where the place is and what Holmes said about it.
| Full Location | Place name, city or town, state or country — e.g. "Mono Lake, Mono County, California". |
|---|---|
| Place Description | Descriptive text taken verbatim as it appears in Holmes, preserving his original wording and spelling. |
2. Geographic Data
| Geofield Coordinates | Latitude / longitude values used to plot the place on the project's interactive map. |
|---|
3. Site Category
Every place is tagged with one or more categories describing what kind of site it is. The controlled vocabulary of 50 terms is organized below into eight types, grouping related kinds of sites together for easier browsing.
Settlements & Administrative Divisions (10)
- Big City
- Borough
- Community
- District
- Ghost Town
- Historic District
- Neighborhood
- Settlement
- Small Town
- Village
Civic & Institutional Buildings (7)
- City Hall
- College
- Court House
- Institute
- Library
- Official Residence
- Town Hall
Lodging & Hospitality (4)
- Hotel
- House
- Resort
- Road House
Assembly, Entertainment & Cultural Venues (9)
- Church
- Club House
- Concert Hall
- Exhibition Hall
- Lecture Hall
- Meeting Hall
- Opera House
- Theater
- Venue
Residences & Estates (4)
- Estate
- Mansion
- Palace
- Plantation
Natural & Geographic Features (9)
- Island
- Isle
- Lake
- Marine Channel
- Mountain
- Park
- Slough
- Valley
- Volcano
Military & Transportation Sites (4)
- Depot
- Fortress
- Military
- Pony Express Station
Memorials & Landmarks (2)
- Cemetery
- Landmark
General (1)
- Building
4. Source
All place data originates from Twain's Geographies (twainsgeography.com), the authoritative dataset underlying this project.
5. Alphabetical Index
Two companion indexes support navigation across all place pages:
- Complete List
- Every place mentioned in Holmes, listed alphabetically from A to Z, linking out to its individual page.
- Cross-Referenced Index
- The same list of places, cross-referenced by category, region, and related sites to support browsing by theme rather than name.
Note: Place Description text should be transcribed exactly as written by Holmes, including archaic spelling or place names that differ from modern usage. Site Category tags may be applied in combination (e.g. a location can be both Village and Historic District).
Individual Place Pages template — Twain's Geographies data source. Site category vocabulary: 50 terms in 8 types.
