Why is it called the Midwest (MO, IA, etc.) when it is closer to the east coast than the west coast?
The Midwest
by Anonymous | reply 23 | April 25, 2024 7:36 AM |
The Middle West!
by Anonymous | reply 1 | April 25, 2024 12:43 AM |
Perhaps it was named before Americans went all the way š
by Anonymous | reply 2 | April 25, 2024 12:45 AM |
Read your history.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | April 25, 2024 12:56 AM |
Historical name, OP.
It's rather ridiculous to think of Ohio being anywhere close to anything 'west,' especially for those of us actually out west.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | April 25, 2024 1:01 AM |
The upper part of it was the Northwest.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | April 25, 2024 1:08 AM |
Why is Virginia called the south when itās so far east it has a beach.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | April 25, 2024 1:16 AM |
Why is California not the southwest when it is as south and west as you can get?
by Anonymous | reply 7 | April 25, 2024 1:18 AM |
Even more confusing: the Midwest (the first one: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, part of Minnesota) was originally the Northwest! The Northwest, then the Old Northwest. Then the Midwest. Then the Rust Belt.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | April 25, 2024 1:21 AM |
Also, what the hell is Texas? Some people consider it southern but it always has seemed more southwest (desert and cactus-y, Native and Mexican influences) to me.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | April 25, 2024 1:27 AM |
Lake Ontario is the only Great Lake which does not border Michigan, and Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake which does not border Ontario. Discuss.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | April 25, 2024 1:33 AM |
R10 = Linda Richman
by Anonymous | reply 11 | April 25, 2024 1:35 AM |
Op, you need to get out more.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | April 25, 2024 2:35 AM |
[quote]Why is California not the southwest when it is as south and west as you can get?
Fuck you, R7!
by Anonymous | reply 13 | April 25, 2024 2:37 AM |
[quote]Why is California not the southwest when it is as south and west as you can get?
R7. Because California is appropriately considered the West Coast.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | April 25, 2024 2:39 AM |
When you look at the map of the U.S. after the Louisiana Purchase, the Old Northwest is positioned in the middle of the west, with west being everything west of the Appalachian Mountains.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | April 25, 2024 2:45 AM |
OP: Sometimes the appropriate response to a question is simply, "Because."
by Anonymous | reply 16 | April 25, 2024 2:47 AM |
r15 This is correct. Places like Ohio and Kentucky were "the West."
by Anonymous | reply 17 | April 25, 2024 2:47 AM |
Most of it is known as The Great Lakes Region.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | April 25, 2024 3:52 AM |
Did people imagine there were cowboys and Indians in that western frontier of Ohio?
by Anonymous | reply 19 | April 25, 2024 4:42 AM |
[quote]Did people imagine there were cowboys and Indians in that western frontier of Ohio?
If you were interested, you could read David McCullough's book The Pioneers. It chronicles the settlement of Ohio and the real Indians who were living there when the settlers arrived.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | April 25, 2024 5:13 AM |
R9 I think Texas is split between regions. El Paso is part of the southwest, Houston is part of the South and central Texas is part of the plains.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | April 25, 2024 5:25 AM |
R20, thanks. I love reading this type of stuff. Fell down a Donner Party rabbit-hole not too long ago.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | April 25, 2024 7:18 AM |
The West was very powerful in the 18th century and wanted to spread its influence to the East.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | April 25, 2024 7:36 AM |