How the states got their shape

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Wigam

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Just watched a doco called "How the states got their shape".

It showed how the eastern states used rivers as boundaries and were odd shaped and waving as they followed the rivers. Rivers being the main form of transportation before roads were being built.

As the railroad was introduced and crossed the USA, the states were made straight and the states were now not defined by rivers.

A small point but was interesting none the less.
 
Here is a river called "Paraná" .- Born in Brazil, in the border between Brazil and Paraguay and on the path you have in our country between three provinces in the east and three west .-
It seems important ....
 
Here you can see the states match the rivers they border and then as you go west the states turn all straight looking doing what ever they want.

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What I'm always wondering is why Oklahoma is looking like a frying pan... :biggrin1:
 
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