Proposal:Historic name

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historic_name
Proposal status: Abandoned (inactive)
Proposed by: brylie
Tagging: historic_name=*
Applies to: node
Definition: Historical name of feature
Statistics:

Rendered as: None.
Draft started: 2013-10-18
RFC start: 2013-10-18

Description

An historical name of any map feature.

Motivation

Historic buildings and places have names that may change over time. The "historic_name" tag can be used to indicate names from the area's past. This can help researchers and historians to locate and catalog places of historical importance.

Tagging