Blog Oklahoma 🐭M to OklahomaEnglish • 4 months agoOklahoma - zero days without a nationwide embarrassment. Keep up the good work!lemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square22arrow-up1214arrow-down12
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minus-square@BlackPenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-24 months agoThere is an excellent show “How the States got their Shapes” that explains the history of all states. Fun fact: Chicago was in Michigan but they extended the Illinois border to connect them to the lakes and keep them with the union states.
minus-square@CurlyMoustache@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoThanks! I’ll check it out. The first 13 states and a bit westwards: let’s really make this right and detailed! After a while: another state joining!? sigh, just give me a ruler and a pen
minus-square@BlackPenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoAlso explained in that show. The borders are rough on the East because they were based on rivers and geographic features. As we moved West we invented and introduced railroads and those became our new borders hence the squareness.
There is an excellent show “How the States got their Shapes” that explains the history of all states.
Fun fact: Chicago was in Michigan but they extended the Illinois border to connect them to the lakes and keep them with the union states.
Thanks! I’ll check it out.
The first 13 states and a bit westwards: let’s really make this right and detailed!
After a while: another state joining!? sigh, just give me a ruler and a pen
Also explained in that show. The borders are rough on the East because they were based on rivers and geographic features. As we moved West we invented and introduced railroads and those became our new borders hence the squareness.