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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/12/31/the-124-states-of-america/The 124 states of America
By Chris Cillizza
December 31 at 10:20 am
Secessionist movements are all the rage these days. A handful of counties in Colorado tried to secede from the rest of the state earlier this year. There's an attempt to create the State of Jefferson (northern California/southern Oregon) via ballot initiative in 2014. And there's plenty more.
What would the U.S. look like if all of the secession movements in U.S. history had succeeded? Well, Mansfield University geography professor Andrew Shears built a map to answer that question. (It covers secession movements through the end of 2011.) His 124 states of America is below.
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The 124 states of America (Original Post)
jsr
Dec 2013
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. More than a bit scary
Really cool as the possible subject of a Harry Turtledove novel, or something, but I shiver to think of these things coming true. One Civil War was enough.
I believe in togetherness.
bobduca
(1,763 posts)2. LA would be in the state of Reagan
former9thward
(32,016 posts)3. It was LA that gave us Reagan, so entirely appropriate.
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)4. One problem with this map - none of these areas are name after me.
Surely if there are going to be 124 states at least one should be named after me, right? Also I've totally licked those delusions of grandeur.
Bryant
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