State and national boundaries of the United States / Gary Alden Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Gary Alden, 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boundaries, State.

U.S. states.

United States--Boundaries.

United States.

United States--Historical geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, England : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the exception of oceans, boundaries are artificial, man-made divisions of geography that many times make little sense and sometimes no sense at all. For example, why does the northern boundary of Minnesota protrude into Canada? Why does West Virginia have two panhandles? Why do Pennsylvania and Delaware have a common boundary that is a circle segment? Why do the boundaries of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah consist entirely of lines of latitude and longitude? The answers to these questions and many more can be found in this book, which explains why and how state boundaries are placed where the

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Map List; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. New England Region; Connecticut; Maine; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; Rhode Island; Vermont; 3. Mid-Atlantic Region; Delaware; Maryland; Washington, D.C.; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania; 4. Upper South Region; Kentucky; North Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; West Virginia; 5. Lower South Region; Alabama; Florida; Georgia; Mississippi; South Carolina; 6. Great Lakes Region; Illinois; Indiana; Michigan; Ohio; Wisconsin; 7. North Central Region; Iowa; Minnesota; Nebraska; North Dakota; South Dakota; 8. South Central Region; Arkansas

KansasLouisiana; Missouri; Oklahoma; Texas; 9. Rocky Mountain Region; Arizona; Colorado; Montana; New Mexico; Utah; Wyoming; 10. West Region; California; Idaho; Nevada; Oregon; Washington; 11. Noncontiguous Region; Alaska; Hawaii; Appendix A: Citizen and State Nicknames; Appendix B: Principal Boundary Dates; Bibliography; Map Sources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-0434-7