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minus-squareMelllvarlinkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoIt just occurred to me that there are no states named East Statename.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoSerious answer: we started at the eastern seaboard and expanded west. “East Statename” implies eastern expansion.
minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink4•2 years agoThat’s because the expansion of the US across the continent was westward.
minus-squareMelllvarlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoI know. It just seemed funny that the other three directions are represented. If/when Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state, it should take the name East Puerto Rico, just to be fair.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoAre there any ‘West _____’ states? I know there are north and south
minus-squareMelllvarlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoCountry roads take me home to the place I belong spoiler West Virginia
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoHuh, I always thought it was just called “Virginia”. TIL there are two Virginias Regards A Swede
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoWhich, funny enough, actually refers to >!the western region of the state of Virginia, not the state of West Virginia!<
It just occurred to me that there are no states named East Statename.
Serious answer: we started at the eastern seaboard and expanded west. “East Statename” implies eastern expansion.
That’s because the expansion of the US across the continent was westward.
I know. It just seemed funny that the other three directions are represented.
If/when Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state, it should take the name East Puerto Rico, just to be fair.
Are there any ‘West _____’ states? I know there are north and south
Country roads take me home to the place I belong
spoiler
West Virginia
Huh, I always thought it was just called “Virginia”. TIL there are two Virginias Regards A Swede
Which, funny enough, actually refers to >!the western region of the state of Virginia, not the state of West Virginia!<
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