The Splink

46.876206,-53.955215

The Splink is a rock vein that juts out of the cliff around the Pismire Gully waterfall, creating a small, private cove.

Marina Gambin writes, "My great-Aunt Aggie (Mooney) Singleton, St. Joseph’s, was almost 100 years old when she died. She told me that at one time, the Sphinx (as she called it) had carvings of winged animals, winged women, winged boats. She said there were lots of other pictures carved there, like a house on fire and a gigantic man with legs where arms should be. Who carved this stuff" She was highly offended when I called it The Splink. I guess it was named for the Sphinx in Egypt."

By trying to assign each piece of information a location which can be referenced by latitude and longitude, we can:

Help tourists locate pieces that have interest to them, as well as other points found nearby
Archive areas that have held cultural significance in the community for future generations
Develop tours with people in the community that link pieces of information that are part of a story

For an example of Google Mapping try the Cultural Heritage page for Branch.

Images can be added for each piece of information to:

Help visitors identify locations or landmarks
Archive areas that have held cultural significance in the community for future generations
If the images carry over an extended time frame, they can help show the changes in the landmark as well as the surrounding community

For an example of an Image Gallery, view the listing for Stiles over fences.

Video and Audio can be added for each piece of information to help fill in the cultural context.

For example, this video is related to the poem/story Branch In a July Sun.

Stories from others can help populate the intangible assets of an area, and provide context to the other pieces of information in the structure.

For an example of a Story, view "Story of the Little Green House" by Jay McGrath in the Intangible Assets section.