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It seems, according to
List of Missouri state parks, that Missouri state parks and state historic sites are distinct, so "Missouri State Park" -> "Missouri State Historic Site"
Done
"It was 120 feet..." -> "It is 120 feet"
Done
I think there should be a mention of the the 2010s restoratiton in the lead, following the 2008 flood.
Added
I also wonder if "120 feet or 125 feet" may be a bit confusing to readers; probably not a big deal, but maybe an "about" could do in the lead and some clarification like "according to different sources" in the body?
I've added "about". It's not so much a different sources thing - the NRHP nomination even uses 125 on one page and 120 on another, without indicating disagreement or range.
History
When doing my spotchecks, I found that the Hannibal Courier-Post source gives a specific opening date of Sept. 17, 1871 which may be useful to add.
Added
"the area Union Church" is a bit odd, maybe just "the Union Church in the area" or "the nearby Union Church"
Done
Recommend adding inflation templates for the dollar amounts
Done for the 1871 and 1960s values, I don't think the 2011 one is far enough back that it'd be useful, even though inflation is pretty bad these days.
"in the 1960s" -> "in the late 1960s" for precision from the source
Done
"The state park covers" -> "The state historic site covers" as above
Done
Design
I wonder if you could link the text "covered bridges remaining in Missouri" to
List of Missouri covered bridges so that you can remove that from see also.
Linked
"the three covered bridges" -> "the three other covered bridges"
Done
"That design uses" -> "The Burr design uses" for clarity
Done
"As of 1995" -> "In 1995"
Done
The St. Joseph News-Press clipping doesn't include the portion backing up the sentence about graffiti, which I assume is on page Bridges/Page 3E, but I can't access it.
It's in the caption of the image above the title - The graffiti-marked interior of the Union Covered Bridge displays Missouri's only example of the Burr-Arch truss system
I'm not sure that the source is oriented from east to west; the source just says "east-west" and I wonder if that just means that it runs in that direction as opposed to north-south (rather than as opposed to west-east).
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It seems, according to
List of Missouri state parks, that Missouri state parks and state historic sites are distinct, so "Missouri State Park" -> "Missouri State Historic Site"
Done
"It was 120 feet..." -> "It is 120 feet"
Done
I think there should be a mention of the the 2010s restoratiton in the lead, following the 2008 flood.
Added
I also wonder if "120 feet or 125 feet" may be a bit confusing to readers; probably not a big deal, but maybe an "about" could do in the lead and some clarification like "according to different sources" in the body?
I've added "about". It's not so much a different sources thing - the NRHP nomination even uses 125 on one page and 120 on another, without indicating disagreement or range.
History
When doing my spotchecks, I found that the Hannibal Courier-Post source gives a specific opening date of Sept. 17, 1871 which may be useful to add.
Added
"the area Union Church" is a bit odd, maybe just "the Union Church in the area" or "the nearby Union Church"
Done
Recommend adding inflation templates for the dollar amounts
Done for the 1871 and 1960s values, I don't think the 2011 one is far enough back that it'd be useful, even though inflation is pretty bad these days.
"in the 1960s" -> "in the late 1960s" for precision from the source
Done
"The state park covers" -> "The state historic site covers" as above
Done
Design
I wonder if you could link the text "covered bridges remaining in Missouri" to
List of Missouri covered bridges so that you can remove that from see also.
Linked
"the three covered bridges" -> "the three other covered bridges"
Done
"That design uses" -> "The Burr design uses" for clarity
Done
"As of 1995" -> "In 1995"
Done
The St. Joseph News-Press clipping doesn't include the portion backing up the sentence about graffiti, which I assume is on page Bridges/Page 3E, but I can't access it.
It's in the caption of the image above the title - The graffiti-marked interior of the Union Covered Bridge displays Missouri's only example of the Burr-Arch truss system
I'm not sure that the source is oriented from east to west; the source just says "east-west" and I wonder if that just means that it runs in that direction as opposed to north-south (rather than as opposed to west-east).