Fixing misspelled, old, and messy titles

The following is a list of Wayspots in Bismarck, ND, USA that need a title clean-up. Several are misspelled, some are mislabeled, some just look messy, and some need to be a little more accurate/unique and consistent. I'll include photos when necessary to prove the need for a change, and include a small write-up for each one.

#1
Bell Tower at Zorell's Jewelry
Location: 46.803312,-100.778424
New title: Zorells Bell Tower
Supporting info: Not sure why the title changed today, Zorells does not have an apostrophe in their business name, and the title we had was shorter and less wordy. Screenshot from their website via Google search:

#2
Community Orchid North Sign
Location: 46.795657,-100.799232
New title: Bismarck Community Orchard Entrance
Supporting info: The word is "orchard", not "orchid". And this is not the northernmost sign.

#3
Capital Grounds Half Court
Location: 46.823101,-100.785407
New title: Capitol Grounds Half Court
Supporting info: The correct word here is "Capitol" as it refers to the Grounds of the North Dakota Capitol Building, not the capital city.

#4
First United Presbyterian Church
Location: 46.807909,-100.787954
New title: First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck
Supporting info: The word "United" was removed from the title several years ago and their website has it named the same as my new title suggestion. Photo from Google Streetview.

#5
Fitcore Obsticle Course
Location: 46.797507,-100.802515
New title: FitLot Obstacle Course - Sertoma Park
Supporting info: FitCore is not the name of the company and "obstacle" is the correct spelling. Screenshot from the Bismarck Parks & Rec website.


#6
Mandan Indian Village Children Park
Location: 46.827613,-100.827653
New title: Chief Looking's Village Play Area
New description: A small play area consisting of playground equipment, a pergola, and several memorial benches at the southern end of Chief Looking’s Village, overlooking the Missouri River
Supporting info: The area is no longer named "Mandan Indian Village".

#7
Memorial rock
Location: 46.801725,-100.809235
New title: We Are All Related
New description: A plaque on a rock at the Dakota Zoo, describing the beliefs of the Tribes of the Northern Plains in the delicate balance and interrelatedness of the land
Supporting info: At one time it might have been a memorial rock, but the photo shows what it has on it now.

#8
Native Prairie Planting
Location: 46.806377,-100.78338
New title: Native Prairie Planting - 6th & Broadway
Supporting info: There are two informational sign Wayspots in Bismarck with this name. Adding a location to each will make each title unique.

#9
Native Prairie Planting
Location: 46.805899,-100.732344
New title: Native Prairie Planting - ND Game and Fish
Supporting info: Like #8, it has the same title and should be changed to something unique.

#10
Peace Pillar
Location: 46.806974,-100.794878
New title: Peace Pillar - Custer Park
Supporting info: There are a few peace pillar Wayspots in town and this one should have a location in the title.

#11
Pollinator Garden
Location: 46.846085,-100.752492
New title: Pollinator Garden - Johnny Gisi
Supporting info: This adds the name of the park where this pollinator garden is located.

#12
Sam McQuade Sr. Softball Complex
Location: 46.819198,-100.794409
New title: Sam McQuade Sr. Softball Complex - North Sign
New description: The north sign, located near the parking entrance to the Sam McQuade Sr. Softball Complex
Supporting info: This adds a direction to the northernmost sign for this complex. The Wayspot to the south is incorrectly titled as the north sign and I have it listed as #13 in this list.

#13
Sam McQuade Sr. Softball Complex - North Sign
Location: 46.817909,-100.794392
New title: Sam McQuade Sr. Softball Complex - South Sign
New description: A sign located along Washington Street on the east side of the Sam McQuade Sr. Softball Complex, surrounded by a walking path, a beautiful flower garden, and two park benches
Supporting info: As seen in #12 above, this is clearly not the north sign.

#14
Sertoma Park, South Sign.
Location: 46.805648,-100.810474
New title: Sertoma Park - Riverside Park & Jefferson
New description: The park sign located near Riverside Park Road and Jefferson Avenue, near Shelter 4
Supporting info: Wasn't sure how to rename this one, but it is definitely not the southernmost sign in this park along this road. The existing description is full of typos.

#15
Soar
Location: 46.807641,-100.795519
New title: Bald Eagle Sculpture - "We the People"
New description: This sculpture was dedicated to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the Constitution of the United States of America on October 1, 1988. Located in Custer Park in western Bismarck.
Supporting info: I cannot find any info anywhere naming this sculpture as "Soar". My guess is the Ingress player who submitted this 10 years ago had no idea what it was called either and just made up a random title. From everything I've been able to gather, my suggested title makes the most sense. Screenshot below from the BismarckCafe blog.


#16
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Location: 46.806517,-100.779649
New title: Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary
New description: Established in 1877, the Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary was the first permanent Catholic Church in Bismarck
Supporting info: As seen from their website, the correct name for this church is "Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary.


#17
Water Tower
Location: 46.815516,-100.792758
New title: Water Tower - W Ave F
Description: A decommissioned water tower located in a Bismarck residential area, currently serving as a cell phone tower
Supporting info: There are two Wayspots in Bismarck named "Water Tower". Adding the street name to each one will make the titles unique.

#18
Water Tower
Location: 46.825043,-100.767477
New title: Water Tower - N 16th St.
Supporting info: There are two Wayspots in Bismarck named "Water Tower". Adding the street name to each one will make the titles unique.

#19, 20, 21, 22, and 23
The next five Wayspots should all be edited to begin with "Bismarck Trails - ". I forgot about these in a previous thread where I had several other trail signs edited to be consistent with all of the others in Bismarck. They all look very similar to the following sign…


Century Walking Trail
Location: 46.838209,-100.755098
New title: Bismarck Trails - E Century Ave

Dominion Walking Trail
Location: 46.843093,-100.777547
New title: Bismarck Trails - Gateway Pond Loop
Supporting info: The sign is located by a trail loop around a pond, more than it is on Dominion Street.

Hay Creek Loop
Location: 46.828045,-100.74714
New title: Bismarck Trails - Hay Creek Loop

Hay Creek Trail Marker
Location: 46.834783,-100.750497
New title: Bismarck Trails - Pebble Creek & Hay Creek
New description: A trail sign marking the end of Pebble Creek Loop, at its intersection with Hay Creek Trail
Supporting info: Having Pebble Creek in the title along with Hay Creek makes more sense.

North 19th St Trailhead
Location: 46.842667,-100.763322
New title: Bismarck Trails - N 19th & Pebble Creek
New description: A trail sign marking the beginning of Pebble Creek Loop, just off of N 19th Street

#24, 25, and 26
The next three Wayspots just need some consistency.

North sign Welcome to Bismarck
Location: 46.852175,-100.77348
New title: Welcome To Bismarck - North
New description: The north welcome sign for the city of Bismarck, located along a walking path near Highway 83 and 43rd Avenue

Welcome to Bismarck - East
Location: 46.804864,-100.752373
New title: Welcome To Bismarck - East
New description: The east welcome sign for the city of Bismarck, located at the corner of 26th Street and Main Avenue

Welcome To Bismarck West
Location: 46.808872,-100.813287
New title: Welcome To Bismarck - West
New description: The west welcome sign for the city of Bismarck, located at the corner of Memorial Highway and Main Avenue

Once again, any changes that are applied will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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