Post AU31cPR0QJEx6P2vAm by leebennett@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AU2p4NEitHEuzOIyum by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-27T15:07:22Z
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I've never noticed the strange shape of West Virginia before.Until now, I've only looked at it as part of a bigger map where the little offshoots don't stand out.There must be some kind of story behind those frog legs and the one sharp corner.#GoFigure
(DIR) Post #AU2pLdvy3xbfhMlcsC by ArcataDJ@universeodon.com
2023-03-27T15:10:30Z
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@grammargirl There's a good book by Mark Stern that explains the story - "How the States Got Their Shapes".
(DIR) Post #AU2pNJIXl1rkHD7brU by Minnesnowta@mstdn.social
2023-03-27T15:10:49Z
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@grammargirl It being West Virginia, I was expecting a crazy gerrymandering map after looking at that, but this is sane compared to some states. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia%27s_congressional_districts
(DIR) Post #AU2pNiyaHrLhupz2MS by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-27T15:10:53Z
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@ArcataDJ That sound fun! Putting it on my wishlist.
(DIR) Post #AU2pW8rBwlbCV4XVJI by flargh@mastodon.social
2023-03-27T15:12:23Z
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@grammargirl Most of it is based on where the water is, but the horizontal/east-west part of the sharp corner is the famed Mason-Dixon line.
(DIR) Post #AU2pYR0JRnGjMTtnF2 by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-27T15:12:48Z
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@flargh Ah, thanks!
(DIR) Post #AU2qT34F7Dzdd6jUg4 by Dave3307@mstdn.social
2023-03-27T15:23:01Z
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@grammargirl @ArcataDJ I only made it to Idaho but it’s a good book.
(DIR) Post #AU2rCVgdYZ6xQEMwl6 by jimfl@hachyderm.io
2023-03-27T15:31:15Z
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@grammargirl One can only infer that surveyors are unable or unwilling to carry their transits across rivers.
(DIR) Post #AU2rD30HgXR2kiobSq by karlsf@sfba.social
2023-03-27T15:25:11Z
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@ArcataDJ @grammargirl and apparently, a 2011-2012 TV series! (Available on-demand)
(DIR) Post #AU2rD411vFcrtKAiGW by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-27T15:31:22Z
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@karlsf @ArcataDJ Cool!
(DIR) Post #AU2st6xBUOcZ7UzEOW by albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz
2023-03-27T15:50:05Z
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@grammargirl The border of West Virginia with Virginia has to do with which counties sided with the Union and which with the confederates. The former where then awarded statehood on their own.
(DIR) Post #AU2tJs7qj9tuwzjfqS by mikej@mastodon.online
2023-03-27T15:54:58Z
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@grammargirl I think most of the weird shape was done when Virginia was drawn, and then you only have to worry about how they split it during the slaveholder's revolt. Fairfax and Alexandria wanted to join WV too, which would have radically changed the shape (and had a free state on the DC border during the rebellion, although probably an occupied free state.)http://www.virginiaplaces.org/boundaries/wvboundary.html
(DIR) Post #AU2vxyOH3OFfs9fRx2 by dheadshot@mastodon.social
2023-03-27T16:24:37Z
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@grammargirlLooks like a roast chicken...
(DIR) Post #AU31cPR0QJEx6P2vAm by leebennett@mastodon.social
2023-03-27T17:27:57Z
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@grammargirl I’ve always loved looking up and reading stories of state shapes, including Delaware’s 12-mile circle centered around the cupola of the courthouse in New Castle, and the boot of Missouri carved out because of an influential rancher back in the day.
(DIR) Post #AU32k15GwSLZqq4VVY by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-27T17:40:34Z
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@dheadshot I thought that too!
(DIR) Post #AU35wF5Yzx5CcijHF2 by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-27T18:16:25Z
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@leebennett Those sound like great stories!
(DIR) Post #AU3B2hstLiOxRKhi4G by RickElliott@mastodon.social
2023-03-27T19:13:35Z
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@grammargirl that would typically be gerrymandering wouldn't it?
(DIR) Post #AU3BDjXFYFVjkHq5IW by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-27T19:15:34Z
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@mikej Thanks! I'm going to have to finish reading this later, but the first part was super interesting.
(DIR) Post #AU3BNQjmIRdULBK4lU by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-27T19:17:20Z
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@leebennett Fascinating!
(DIR) Post #AU3YlGgHdRuD2z1YB6 by leebennett@mastodon.social
2023-03-27T23:39:20Z
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@grammargirl Oh, also check out sometime the town of Estcourt Maine that ended up with the US-Canada border slicing through existing houses. And Point Robert’s Washington that is only accessible by boat, plane, or driving through Canada.
(DIR) Post #AU3eOJ4dAlUTX4qYVs by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-28T00:42:27Z
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@leebennett I've fantasy shopped for property in Point Roberts on Zillow many times!Sometimes, Pat and I joke with each other saying, "Go home, Canadians!" because the people in Point Roberts put up signs with that slogan because of some dispute, and we couldn't believe how stupid they were. Do they not know they have to go through Canada to get to the rest of their country? 😂
(DIR) Post #AU9MrYodV8ps4SFUNk by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-30T18:54:17Z
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@BibleStudent Thanks! That's fascinating. Those lines on the map originally contained so much it's wild.