Guide to the Guide: PHG on Google Maps

As many of you know, getting folks connected with local and regional history is the primary focus of Pacific History Guide. This effort is effectively a list of locations in the form of clickable links that point toward official websites, and another part is the official PHG Google Maps. The links have been added to the site in no particular order, and while some of you may have found a pattern to the way they've been added, it may not make sense to everybody. To solve this problem, each and every location link on the website has been added to Google Maps, and adding the shared link to your own google account will allow these locations to appear on your map.

A zoomed-out view of PHG's Google Maps (click on image to access)

There's a great many locations added to the google maps list that aren't on the website; for example, the approximated wrecks of the Tsushima Maru and Super Battleships Yamato and Musashi, in addition to the known and suspected locations of each of the 52 submarines lost in the Second World War, In some cases, items and places of cultural interest that don't necessarily fit the overall theme of the website, such as art museums and public parks, have been added to Google Maps as well. In time, we may add a page dedicated solely to cemetaries as I find the subject of grave-finding fascinating, but with some websites already devoting themselves to the task, I'm not sure I can add anything of value here.

Here at Pacific History Guide, we are always looking for new and interesting ways to improve, and get folks connected to history, where they are. If you've used the Guide to find some historical monument or site, or have thought of better ways to reach people, let us know! Our inbox is always open. I hope you check out of of our 3,800 Google Maps locations soon!

Keep discovering!

Tony