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Rand McNally provides mapping, software and hardware for consumer electronics, commercial transportation and education markets. Founded in 1856, the company is known for its atlases, road maps, globes, and random number books.
The Ranally city rating system is a tool developed by Rand McNally & Co. to classify U.S. cities based on their economic function. The system is designed to reflect an underlying hierarchy whereby consumers and businesses go to a city of a certain size for a certain function; some functions are widely available and others are only available in the largest cities.
Andrew McNally (1836-1904) was an American publisher and co-founder of Rand McNally, a leading map publisher. He also owned Rancho Los Coyotes, a large tract of land in Southern California, and was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.
William Henry Rand (May 2, 1828 – June 20, 1915) was an American printer and co-founder of the Rand McNally publishing company. He was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, and as a young man was an apprentice at his brothers' print shop in Boston. He was enticed west in September 1849, by the California Gold Rush.
Harry Mathias Gousha, a sales executive for Rand McNally, left that company in 1926 to start his own map company out of Chicago, quickly becoming Rand McNally's chief competitor by offering the Touraide: a spiral-bound book with road maps, points of interest, and accommodations that was custom assembled for individual buyers.
Randy McNally is the 50th lieutenant governor of Tennessee and the speaker of the Tennessee Senate. He is a Republican pharmacist and former undercover agent who has served in the state legislature since 1979.
Agnes Lee (1862-1939) was an American poet and translator, known for her collections of poetry and her correspondence with Edgar Lee Masters. She was born in Chicago, married twice, and died from pneumonia in 1939.
The Andrew McNally House in Altadena, California was the home of Andrew McNally (1838–1904), co-founder and president of the Rand McNally publishing company. The Queen Anne Style house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It remains a private house. A postcard from around 1900 showing the house and gardens.