{"id":2,"date":"2007-11-06T15:30:07","date_gmt":"2007-11-06T20:30:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-02-11T18:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T23:38:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This site is dedicated to the many unusual places that can&nbsp;be found on maps that just don\u2019t seem to make sense.&nbsp; State highpoints, non-contiguous boundaries, latitude\/longitude confluences, and other trivial geographic facts are all fair game here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/howder-renewal-2.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Lives\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still curious to know more? 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