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Model name: Hills 1917

Date proposed: 1917

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Central Mexico

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Central America

Religion: RLDS

Type: External



Model name: Young pre-1920?

Date proposed: 1920

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Other

Land north: Guatemala

Land south: Honduras-El Salvador

Cumorah: Guatemala

Sidon: Ulna

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Gunsolley 1922

Date proposed: 1922

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Panama

Land north: Panama to NY

Land south: South America

Cumorah: Central Mexico

Sidon: Magdalena

Landing: Chile?

Religion: RLDS

Type: Minimal external



Model name: Jakeman 1940s

Date proposed: 1940

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Central Mexico

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Birrell 1948

Date proposed: 1948

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Other

Land north: Ecuador-Colombia

Land south: Peru and south

Cumorah: In South America

Sidon: In Peru

Landing: Chile

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Simmons 1948

Date proposed: 1948

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Central America

Religion: RLDS

Type: External



Model name: Ferguson-Hunter 1950

Date proposed: 1950

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Usumacinta?

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: Minimal internal & external



Model name: Stout 1950

Date proposed: 1950

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Other

Land north: Unclear

Land south: Other

Cumorah: Unclear

Sidon: Other

Landing: Central America

Religion: RLDS

Type: External



Model name: Hanson 1951

Date proposed: 1951

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz?

Sidon: Unclear

Landing: Central America?

Religion: RLDS

Type: Minimal external



Model name: Pierce 1954

Date proposed: 1954

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Other

Land north: Yucatan Peninsula

Land south: Unclear

Cumorah: Guatemala

Sidon: Ulna

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Sorenson 1955

Date proposed: 1955

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Tehuantepec - El Salvador

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Grijalva

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Hammond 1959

Date proposed: 1959

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec?

Land north: Unclear

Land south: Tehuantepec - El Salvador?

Cumorah: Central Mexico?

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Chile

Religion: LDS

Type: Internal and Minimal External



Model name: Lowe 1960a

Date proposed: 1960

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Honduras Bay

Land north: Guatemala

Land south: Other

Cumorah: Guatemala

Sidon: Unclear

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Lowe 1960b

Date proposed: 1960

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Other

Land north: Unclear

Land south: Other

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz?

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Vincent 1960?

Date proposed: 1960

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Central Mexico

Sidon: Usumacinta?

Landing: Central America?

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Warren 1960

Date proposed: 1960

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec?

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Central Mexico

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Warren 1961

Date proposed: 1961

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Unclear

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Norman 1966

Date proposed: 1966

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec?

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan?

Cumorah: Unclear

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Christensen 1969

Date proposed: 1969

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Belize-Yucatan base

Land north: Yucatan Peninsula

Land south: Unclear

Cumorah: Guatemala?

Sidon: Ulna

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Lowe 1970s

Date proposed: 1970

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Other

Land north: Unclear

Land south: Other

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz?

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Central America?

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Priddis 1975

Date proposed: 1975

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Other

Land north: Ecuador-Colombia

Land south: Other

Cumorah: In South America

Sidon: Unclear

Landing: Chile

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Steede 1975

Date proposed: 1975

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz?

Sidon: Usumacinta?

Landing: Central America

Religion: RLDS

Type: External



Model name: Loving 1976

Date proposed: 1976

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Unclear

Religion: RLDS

Type: External



Model name: DeLong 1977

Date proposed: 1977

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: Yucatan Peninsula

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Central Mexico

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Unclear

Religion: RLDS

Type: External



Model name: Robison 1977

Date proposed: 1977

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Belize-Yucatan base

Land north: Yucatan Peninsula

Land south: Southern Guatemala

Cumorah: Guatemala

Sidon: Usumacinta

Landing: Unclear

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Ellsworth 1980

Date proposed: 1980

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Other

Land north: Unclear

Land south: Other

Cumorah: Unclear

Sidon: Other

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: Internal & limited external



Model name: Lesh 1980

Date proposed: 1980

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Ulna

Landing: Central America

Religion: RLDS

Type: External



Model name: Palmer 1981

Date proposed: 1981

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Tehuantepec - El Salvador

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Grijalva

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Holley 1983

Date proposed: 1983

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Niagara peninsula

Land north: Lower Canada?

Land south: NY, Penn, Ohio

Cumorah: New York

Sidon: Genesse

Landing: New England coast

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Porritt 1985

Date proposed: 1985

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Grijalva

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Kocherhans 1986

Date proposed: 1986

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Other

Land north: Ecuador-Colombia

Land south: Peru and south

Cumorah: In South America

Sidon: In Peru

Landing: Chile

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Sahlin 1987

Date proposed: 1987

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Unclear

Land north: Unclear

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Unclear

Sidon: Grijalva

Landing: Unclear

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Warren 1987

Date proposed: 1987

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Tehuantepec - El Salvador

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Grijalva

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Hauck 1988

Date proposed: 1988

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Other

Land north: Unclear

Land south: Southern Guatemala

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Other

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Qulter 1988

Date proposed: 1988

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Belize-Yucatan base

Land north: Yucatan Peninsula

Land south: Southern Guatemala

Cumorah: Unclear

Sidon: Other

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Allen 1989

Date proposed: 1989

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Southern Veracruz

Sidon: Grijalva

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Clark 1989

Date proposed: 1989

Scope: N/A

Narrow neck: N/A

Land north: N/A

Land south: N/A

Cumorah: N/A

Sidon: N/A

Landing: N/A

Religion: LDS

Type: Internal



Model name: Goble-May 2002

Date proposed: 2002

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Niagara Peninsula

Land north: Upper Canada

Land south: Eastern US/Midwest

Cumorah: New York

Sidon: Mississippi

Landing: Gulf of Mexico

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Pate 2002

Date proposed: 2002

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Bridge over Samalá River (Mukulic-ya) at Santa Crúz Muluá, Guatemala

Land north: Mam Culture, Western Pacific Piedmont of Guatemala

Land south: Cotzumalhuapa Culture, Southern Pacific Piedmont of Guatemala

Cumorah: Cumarkah (Utatlán) Santa Crúz del Quiché, Guatemala

Sidon: There are two -- Pantaleon (Alma 2:15) and Michatoya (Alma 16:6), Guatemala

Landing: Acajutla, El Salvador

Religion: LDS

Type: External with complete internal correlation



Model name: Meldrum 2003

Date proposed: 2003?

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Niagara Peninsula

Land north: Upper Canada

Land south: Mississippi river system to Gulf of Mexico

Cumorah: New York

Sidon: Mississippi

Landing: Gulf of Mexico

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Goble 2004

Date proposed: 2004

Scope: LGT/HGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: From Tehuantepec Northward

Land south: Mesoamerica/Preclassic Maya

Cumorah: New York

Sidon: Undetermined

Landing: Undetermined

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: Poulsen 2004

Date proposed: 2004

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Tehuantepec

Land north: South-Central Mexico

Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan

Cumorah: Tepetzintla (further North than Veracruz)

Sidon: Grijalva

Landing: Central America

Religion: LDS

Type: External



Model name: TRUE-BOMG 2004

Date proposed: 2004

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Very narrow area of Buffalo, NY

Land north: Lake Tonawanda to Lake Ontario

Land south: Lake Tonawanda to Erie, PA

Cumorah: Jaredite final battle at Rochester, NY; Nephite at NY site of plates

Sidon: Buffalo River and Cazenovia Creek

Landing: Presque Isle Bay in Erie, PA

Religion: BOMC

Type: Internal & External



Model name: Sudweeks 2013

Date proposed: 2013

Scope: LGT

Narrow neck: Niagara Peninsula

Land north: Upper Ontario Canada

Land south: Niagara Peninsula, New York, and southward

Cumorah: New York

Sidon: Niagara River

Landing: West of Lake Ontario

Religion: LDS

Type: External and Internal

