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Chris857

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I'm an editor from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan who mostly writes about the UP, NRHP-listed and other historic sites, and rocks and minerals.

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Articles started

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12 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge  · 23 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge  · Alonzo Ward Hotel  · Anna Clemenc  · Arsenoclasite  · Arthur Edmund Seaman · Avery Road–Galien River Bridge  · Baraga County Courthouse  · Bayfield group  · Bell Road Bridge  · Benstonite  · Beryllium nitrate · Big Cedar Lake · Binary expression tree · Blossomland Bridge  · Bobfergusonite  · Bowled Over! · Breitung Hotel · Brown County Courthouse (South Dakota)  · Calumet Colosseum · Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · Caryopilite  · Cheboygan Bascule Bridge  · Collinsite  · Concrete curved-chord through girder bridge · Copper Harbor Cemetery · Crassicorophium bonellii · Dean of Invention · Delhi Bridge  · Diaboleite  · Dinkey Creek Bridge  · Duluth Armory  · Duluth Public Library (historic)  · Durango High School (Colorado)  · Eagle River Cemetery · Eagle River Timber Bridge  · Eco Tycoon: Project Green · Gatehouseite  · Geniu$: The Tech Tycoon Game · Georgerobinsonite  · Heavy mineral · Houghton Fire Hall  · Houghton-Portage Township Schools · Hotel Janzen  · Huemulite  · Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library · Italian Hall  · John Henry Jacobs · Jacobsville Sandstone  · Junitoite  · Kerredge Theatre · Keweenawan Supergroup · Lake Shore Drive Bridge (Michigan)  · Lead(II) phosphate · Leucophoenicite  · Lincoln Branch Library  · Magnesiopascoite  · Manganese(II) nitrate · Manganvesuvianite  · Marshman Edward Wadsworth  · Mann House (Concord, Michigan) · Messelite  · Michael Tinsley · Michigan Geological Survey  · Motukoreaite  · N-flake · Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Building  · No Limits (FIRST) · North Watervliet Road–Paw Paw Lake Outlet Bridge  · Ocean Odyssey (FIRST) · Old Fresno Water Tower  · Omaha Hotel  · Oronto Group · Osceola Mine · Oscoda County Courthouse  · Paramelaconite  · Poncan Theatre  · Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway · Rapidcreekite  · Rebound Rumble · Rood Building  · Ruizite  · Sarkinite  · Scott Hotel · Shiawassee County Courthouse  · Shigaite  · Silver Lake Dam (Michigan) · Sixth Street Bridge (Grand Rapids, Michigan)  · Ski Brule · SmartBird · Sonolite  · Stormy Kromer cap · The Conquest of Space (1931) · Trinity Episcopal Church (Houghton, Michigan)  · Trunk Line Bridge No. 237 · Type specimen (mineralogy) · Upper Twin Falls Bridge  · US 12–St. Joseph River Bridge  · US 31–Island Lake Outlet Bridge  · US 31–Pentwater River Bridge  · Western Union Building (Aberdeen, South Dakota)

Disambiguation pages

Conquest of Space (disambiguation) · Domitila · Eagle River Bridge

Technically I started this one

Gegeneophis primus

Significant contributions

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19th Street Bridge  · A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum · Abelsonite  · Abernathyite  · Aguilarite  · Alliance Bank Building · Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge (Montrose, Colorado)  · Benzie County Courthouse (saved from CSD)  · Berea Sandstone  · Black Squirrel Creek Bridge  · Bultfonteinite  · Caneadea Bridge · Carnegie Library of Albany (Albany, Missouri) · Denver and Rio Grande Depot (Montrose, Colorado) · Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Passenger Station  · Feast (2014 film)  · First Presbyterian Church (Coldwater, Michigan)  · H. J. Heinz Company complex  · Kampfite · Kansas City Title and Trust Building · Market Gate of Miletus  · Pascoite  · Quincy Smelter  · San Luis Bridge · Seamanite  · Second Street Bridge (Allegan, Michigan)  · Sérandite  · Shock diamond  · St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church · State Bank of Antler · Tarbuttite  · Tower Theatre (Fresno, California)  · Western Union Telegraph Building, Kansas City, Missouri · Woodie Flowers · Xenoceratops

Possibly significant contributions

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Most things in Category:For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology · Alexander Winchell · Crystal Springs Fountain · Dead River (Michigan) · Dee Stadium · Superior Dome

Keweenaw Project

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Keweenaw Project

TODO

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Medals

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Fifty! very soon ....

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The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
Well, Chris, I get the honour of congratulating you for twenty five DYKs. That is a lot of articles - at one time you appeared to be a one person Bridges Project, but I see there are other buildings and today we get a very timely article on a mineral. So I thank you on behalf of the DYK project, me amd the Wiki. Well done, 50 is very close. Victuallers (talk) 13:41, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal

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The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
Well done for reaching the 50 DYK milestone! You are at 52 and counting :-)  — AARONTALK 13:48, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
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On 13 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Duluth Public Library (historic), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one of the stained glass windows in the Duluth Public Library was exhibited at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Duluth Public Library (historic). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Duluth Public Library (historic)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 17 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brown County Courthouse (South Dakota), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Brown County Courthouse in South Dakota is built of Berea Sandstone from Ohio? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brown County Courthouse (South Dakota). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Brown County Courthouse (South Dakota)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 17 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Berea Sandstone, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Brown County Courthouse in South Dakota is built of Berea Sandstone from Ohio? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Berea Sandstone), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 30 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Western Union Building (Aberdeen, South Dakota), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Western Union Building is the only surviving example of a 19th-century bank building in Aberdeen, South Dakota? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Western Union Building (Aberdeen, South Dakota). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Western Union Building (Aberdeen, South Dakota)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 13 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rood Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Rood Building is the only remaining High Victorian Gothic commercial building in Grand Rapids, Michigan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rood Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rood Building), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 21 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alonzo Ward Hotel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first radio station in Aberdeen, South Dakota, operated from the sixth floor of the Alonzo Ward Hotel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alonzo Ward Hotel. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Alonzo Ward Hotel), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 27 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Quincy Smelter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Quincy Smelter was part of a Superfund site when it was incorporated into a National Historic Landmark District? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Quincy Smelter. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Quincy Smelter), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 30 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article H. J. Heinz Company complex, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the H. J. Heinz Company complex includes buildings named Meat, Bean, and Cereal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/H. J. Heinz Company complex. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, H. J. Heinz Company complex), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

WP:FP nominations
Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Eureka Tower, Melbourne - Nov 2008.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. King of ♠ 07:44, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
Kind words and barnstars

The benevolent page stalker

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The Barnstar of Detail
Thanks for minding the bowl. 7&6=thirteen () 20:40, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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The Original Barnstar
For writing US 12–St. Joseph River Bridge - a fantastic article! Ironholds (talk) 05:46, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Yooper

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It's good to know there is another Yooper editing here. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:15, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

50,000 NRHP sites illustrated

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WikiProject National Register of Historic Places Award
For helping WP:NRHP to illustrate 50,000 historic sites. Keep up the good work!
Smallbones(smalltalk) 14:27, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
Articles I'd like to improve / Articles to create
Articles I'd like to improve
Presidents of MTU
Articles to create
Typos to eliminate
  • Depsite -> Despite
  • Enginner -> Engineer
  • Enginneer -> Engineer
  • Isle Royal -> Isle Royale
Sandboxes
Articles in bold have a slightly higher chance of being actively worked on

Sandbox 1 · Sandbox 2 · Sandbox 3 · Sandbox 4 · Sandbox 5 · Sandbox 6 · UP electricity · Empire and Tilden mines · Pentagonite · Pyrochroite · Gageite · Pascoite Group · Hummerite · Lasalite · Inesite · Hollandite · Pyroaurite · Tunellite · Yugawaralite · Kulanite · Wolfeite · Leucophosphite · Manganipiemontite-(Sr) · Fairfieldite · Dufrénoysite · Zinkenite · Curite · Prosopite · Ralstonite · Thomsenolite · Bromargyrite · Cryolithionite · Kleinite · Manasseite · Probertite · Pinakiolite · Szaibélyite · Sturmanite · Chalcoalumite · Arseniopleite · Szenicsite · Paravauxite · Chalcosiderite · Dufrénite · Norbergite · Grandidierite · Orientite · Epidote-(Pb) · Wöhlerite · Steenstrupine-(Ce) · Shcherbakovite · Friedelite · Gyrolite · Cookeite · Helvite · Rockbridgeite · Stokesite · Kovdorskite · Holmquistite (expand) · Parthenice · Cabalzarite · 810 Wabash Avenue · Downtown Ponca City Historic District · Italian Hall disaster · Lucius Lee Hubbard · Carl Rominger · Grand Avenue Bridge · Deweyville Swing Bridge · Eurekadumpite · Santite · Kolarite · Kinoshitalite · Moolooite · Howardevansite · La Salle Street Bridge (South Bend, Indiana) · The Neuville · Spencerville Covered Bridge · Division Avenue–Plaster Creek Bridge · St. Anne's Church (Michigan) · Twenty Mile Road Bridge [1] · Copper Peak · Aberdeen Commercial Historic District · Pääkkönenite · Forum to mine

WikiCup possibilities

Daqingshanite-(Ce), links in magnesiopascoite · Boulangerite (17 wikis) · Humite (12 wikis) · Adelite (10 wikis) · Clinozoisite (10 wikis) · Curite (10 wikis) · Abhurite (9 wikis) · Aikinite (9 wikis) · Franklinite (9 wikis) · Abswurmbachite (8 wikis) · Acuminite (8 wikis) · Bromargyrite (8 wikis) · Admontite (7 wikis) · Bayldonite (7 wikis) · Dawsonite (7 wikis) · Euchroite (7 wikis) · Algodonite (6 wikis) · Alluaudite (6 wikis) · Berthierite (6 wikis) · Clausthalite (6 wikis) · Cylindrite (6 wikis) · Hessite (6 wikis) · Margaritasite (6 wikis) · Stromeyerite (6 wikis) · Adamsite-(Y) (5 wikis) · Akrochordite (5 wikis) · Botallackite (5 wikis) · Glaucochroite (5 wikis) · Graftonite (5 wikis) · Hoelite (5 wikis) · Hydroboracite (5 wikis) · Phoenicochroite (5 wikis) · Siegenite (5 wikis) · Stilpnomelane (5 wikis) · Hutchinsonite (5 wikis) · Gratonite (2 wikis) · Stubs (up thru Hübnerite)

NRIS-only

Dolores River Bridge

Fun things from around the 'pedia

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