Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes America

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Wikipedia Takes America is a campaign held each September to organize Wikipedia Takes Your City photo scavenger hunts across the United States, to coincide with the Wiki Loves Monuments photography contest in the United States and throughout the world.

How it works

Anyone can plan an event! In fact, we invite you to recruit fellow Wikipedians and organize an expedition in your home city.

Is your city on the list below? If not, learn more about planning a local event.

Events by region

A possible convenient joint date to schedule local events would be Saturday September 21.

To be coordinated with event pages in Category:Wikipedia Takes America 2013.

Northeast

The Northeastern United States, including the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the Mid-Atlantic states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

• Connecticut

• Glastonbury – Sunday, August 4

• Massachusetts

• Boston (Date TBD)
• Chelmsford

• New Jersey

• Mendham
• Middlesex and Monmouth Counties (possible)
• New Brunswick (possible)

• New York

• Albany – Saturday, September 21
• Binghamton (possible)
• Brooklyn – Saturday, September 7
• Long Island (possible)
• Manhattan
• Queens – Saturday, September 21

• Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia (possible)

• Vermont

• Rochester – Saturday, June 28

Midwest

The Midwestern United States, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin

• Illinois

• Chicago
• Rockford

• Indiana

• Fort Wayne
• Indianapolis
• West Lafayette

• Iowa

• Dubuque
• Melbourne

• Michigan

• Ann Arbor
• Jackson
• Monroe
• Grand Rapids

• Minnesota

• Minneapolis
• St. Cloud

• Missouri

• Columbia
• Independence
• Kansas City
• St. Louis – September 28 If this is happening, it won't be in September. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 21:44, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

• Nebraska

• Alliance
• Papillion
• Sidney

• Ohio

• Etna Township

• Wisconsin

• Milwaukee

South

The Southern United States, including Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia

• Alabama
  • Athens
  • Cullman

• Arkansas

• Little Rock

• Delaware

• Middletown

• Florida

• Miami
• Orlando
• Tallahassee
• Tampa

• Georgia

• Atlanta

• Louisiana

• Marksville
• New Orleans

• Maryland

• Baltimore – Saturday, September 21

• Mississippi

• Mississippi Delta

• North Carolina

• Wilmington

• Texas

• College Station
• Corpus Christi
• San Angelo

• Virginia

• Richmond – Saturday, September 21
• Suffolk

• West Virginia

• Charleston

West

The Western United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington

• Arizona
  • Phoenix
  • Tucson

• California

• Berkeley
• Brentwood
• Lancaster
• Long Beach
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• San Ramon
• Santa Cruz

• Colorado

• Denver
• Ouray

• Hawaii

• Oahu

• Nevada

• Las Vegas

• New Mexico

• Albuquerque
• New Mexico (statewide campaign to upload pictures for the "List of crossings of the Rio Grande" article)

• Oregon

• Portland

• Utah

• Logan
• Salt Lake City

• Washington

• Vancouver

Insular areas

United States insular areas

• Caribbean

  Puerto Rico – Saturday, September 28

• Pacific

  Guam – Saturday, September 28

Past campaigns

• Category:Wikipedia Takes America 2008
• Category:Wikipedia Takes America 2009
• Category:Wikipedia Takes America 2010
• Category:Wikipedia Takes America 2011
• Category:Wikipedia Takes America 2012 | Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes America 2012

See also

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/NRHP Fall 2013 Photo Contest

WP:NRHP has organized a September-long, nationwide contest at Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/NRHP Fall 2013 Photo Contest for fun and barnstars with sub-contests including "longest road trip", "most railroad related sites", and a "Scavenger hunt". Note that this is not part of the official WLM-US "Best photo" contest, and no monetary prizes will be awarded. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 15:13, 30 August 2013 (UTC)