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The result was delete. In the absence of any evidence it was ever a town, but ping for undelete if that changes. ♠ PMC♠ (talk) 21:02, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
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An interesting exercise in failed photointerpretation going on here, as the topos initially show a siding with a large tank and some other industrial buildings which gets replaced, on the maps at any rate, by a bunch of buildings, many of which are H-shaped. More recent, higher-resolution images reveal them to be stacks of pipe on the grounds of the Westar logistics facility which has taken over the area. I have to presume that "Dow" meant the chemical company, but at any rate the evidence is that this was always a rail/industrial site. Mangoe ( talk) 23:59, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
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- Comment: This result on Google Maps shows a community. And there are mulitple sidings and tailings ponds. So, not sure. -- Whiteguru ( talk) 10:29, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- No, it does not show a "community". First of all, the larger area is an industrial zone, not a town. Second, going back historically, Dow itself starts out as a small area right next to the tracks at the northeast corner of the present developed area; I do not have any clear indication that anyone ever thought of the larger area as "Dow". Mangoe ( talk) 15:26, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
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- Extremely Strong Delete Yet another useless town stub Blubabluba9990 ( talk) 16:26, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
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The result was delete. In the absence of any evidence it was ever a town, but ping for undelete if that changes. ♠ PMC♠ (talk) 21:02, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
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- Dow, California ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log)
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An interesting exercise in failed photointerpretation going on here, as the topos initially show a siding with a large tank and some other industrial buildings which gets replaced, on the maps at any rate, by a bunch of buildings, many of which are H-shaped. More recent, higher-resolution images reveal them to be stacks of pipe on the grounds of the Westar logistics facility which has taken over the area. I have to presume that "Dow" meant the chemical company, but at any rate the evidence is that this was always a rail/industrial site. Mangoe ( talk) 23:59, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 00:28, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 00:28, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- Comment: This result on Google Maps shows a community. And there are mulitple sidings and tailings ponds. So, not sure. -- Whiteguru ( talk) 10:29, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- No, it does not show a "community". First of all, the larger area is an industrial zone, not a town. Second, going back historically, Dow itself starts out as a small area right next to the tracks at the northeast corner of the present developed area; I do not have any clear indication that anyone ever thought of the larger area as "Dow". Mangoe ( talk) 15:26, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 01:13, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
- Extremely Strong Delete Yet another useless town stub Blubabluba9990 ( talk) 16:26, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, EggRoll97 ( talk) 03:06, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
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