Overview of MapQuest
Friday August 24th 2007
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Matt over at the About Geography site has written up a history of MapQuest. Started back in 1967 as the Cartographic Services division of R.R. Donnelley & Sons in Chicago, MapQuest humble beginnings originated from creating road maps for gas stations to hand out. Found out more about MapQuests evolution into an online mapping application with over 40 million users each month.
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