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    Why did each of the United States get their boundaries where they did?

    Question #68474. Asked by mrmusic32125. (Jul 19 06 3:46 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		You might need to search that state by state. Following link shows very clearly that it wasn't all that cut and dry.

    http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html

    Jul 19 06, 4:00 PM
    Stargzr613

    		Many of the boundaries were determined by natural landmarks such as rivers or mountains.

    Jul 19 06, 8:32 PM

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