# Maps - Are there still Hidden Roads?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps-are-there-still-hidden-roads/527502>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 3, 2010, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps-are-there-still-hidden-roads/527502 "2010-02-03T06:26:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps-are-there-still-hidden-roads/527502/21 "2010-03-18T13:34:02Z")

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Also, the State of Vermont has many old roads, which haven’t been used for decades. Recently, the state government has ruled that the towns have to either declare those roads, or they will no longer be recognized.  
What happens if your hose turns out to be in the middle of a century old roadway?

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps-are-there-still-hidden-roads/527502/22 "2010-03-18T14:26:51Z")

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Referring to the earlier hijack – there’s an OP that pops up every so often that shares the realization that _every_ city claims to be in the top ten WWIII target lists. Not denigrating the neuroses associated with growing up inside the Beltway, but the thread came around again recently and you might enjoy reading it.

Now, if only I can find it. It’s almost as if it’s been hidden from my search results. Coincidence?! :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps-are-there-still-hidden-roads/527502/23 "2010-03-18T14:42:50Z")

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> [@Desert\_Nomad](#):
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> When I was in Pyongyang, North Korea one could buy street maps of the city.

I’d love to hear about your experience in North Korea. Have you written about it here?

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**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps-are-there-still-hidden-roads/527502/24 "2010-03-18T15:22:23Z")

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On a related note, Cecil did a [column](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1058/do-maps-have-copyright-traps-to-permit-detection-of-unauthorized-copies) on _extra_ roads that are sometimes added to maps to help prevent copyright theft.

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