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Those states where originally the Midwest territories, which at the time were much more central than they are now.
by dexwiz 5y ago
Those states where originally the Midwest territories, which at the time were much more central than they are now.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoLike half of them were originally the Northwest territory, the Midwest territory was never a thing.
- Digory 5y agoThe jump from Northwest Territory to Louisiana purchase basically defined the Midwest. Everything northwest of the Ohio River and east of the Colorado River has a fair claim at “Midwest.”