Guest Post by Agnes Lopez Flores
The character I’ve chosen
for the Twitter reenactment of the first weather report is Byron Kilbourn.
Kilbourn was a real historical figure and important in the founding of
Milwaukee, later becoming the city’s mayor twice. He was also a surveyor, state
engineer and an executive in the emerging railroad industry. He was considered
stubborn and not very popular among his contemporaries. Kilbourn was known to
be ruthless and lacking a moral compass in business and politics. However, he
did help the struggling residents of Milwaukee. He was a friendly and loyal
figure to Lapham, assisting in Lapham’s scientific goals.
The Twitter handle I have
set up is @ByronKilbourn with a drawing of him serving as the profile picture.
I have set the location to Jacksonville, Florida as this is where he retired to
prior to the weather announcement, and where he ultimately passed.
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