Local sun-based time produced dozens of conflicting time zones per state

Evidence

The setting of clocks to astronomically local time or, at best, to county seat time led to a proliferation of time zones. Before standard time Michigan had twenty-seven time zones; Indiana, twenty-three; Wisconsin, thirty-nine; Illinois, twenty-seven. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 847

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 847
• XREF: connects to: The telegraph enabled temporal coordination that made standard time zones possible — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 857; Before standardization each US state maintained dozens of conflicting local time zones — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 847; The establishment of Greenwich Mean Time unified global timekeeping practices. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1398 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• The establishment of Greenwich Mean Time unified global timekeeping practices. #corroborates (0.55) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1398
• The time-zone grid ignores geography and embodies imperial control #expands (0.45) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 850