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Because development and homesteading proceeded from east to west, and so did private claims on land. Substantial preservation programs (by area) took off nearly
by zbentley 8y ago
Because development and homesteading proceeded from east to west, and so did private claims on land. Substantial preservation programs (by area) took off nearly a century later.
- nostrademons 8y agoIn addition to this, there's likely also a climate reason. Here's a map of the U.S. by rainfall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_rainfall_climatology#/media/File:Average_precipitation_in_the_lower_48_states_of_the_USA.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_rainfall_climato...