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10-08-2010, 12:16 PM
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Location: NE Kansas City, MO
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What do you consider the west?
I know the traditional West ends at the end of Colorado, but real Mid-west is west therefore all the midwestern states would be in the category. So I'm thinking any west of Chicago, Illinois is western or semi-western. Or just midwestern
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10-08-2010, 12:28 PM
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Location: Seattle, in the REAL Washington
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My view of west is anything west of that jagged line of borders that runs between North and South Dakota and Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas, and Texas and Louisiana.
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10-08-2010, 01:05 PM
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Location: the heartland
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about where the platte river splits to north/south is where you start noticing the terrain change. maybe west of the missouri river if you are in south dakota/north dakota. maybe also west of bismark, pierre, westward of abilene and san antonio, north platte, dodge city
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10-08-2010, 01:08 PM
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Location: New Orleans, United States
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New Mexico and westward.
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10-08-2010, 02:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grapico
about where the platte river splits to north/south is where you start noticing the terrain change. maybe west of the missouri river if you are in south dakota/north dakota. maybe also west of bismark, pierre, westward of abilene and san antonio, north platte, dodge city
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If you don't want to follow strict state boundaries, then this explanation is fairly good; if you do, then CO, MT, WY and NM and all points west.. |
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10-08-2010, 03:01 PM
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Location: Southern Minnesota
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The states of Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico are the West (maybe including Alaska/Hawaii). If you don't want to use state lines, then anything from the Rockies west is "The West."
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Originally Posted by Alki
My view of west is anything west of that jagged line of borders that runs between North and South Dakota and Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas, and Texas and Louisiana.
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There's nothing special about those borders. There is little difference in between Sioux Falls, SD and Mankato, MN, or between Sabine Pass, TX and Cameron, LA. That state line means nothing. MN and SD are culturally very similar and in the same region -- The Midwest. Same thing with TX and LA, except in that case it's The South. |
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10-08-2010, 03:07 PM
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Location: Savannah GA
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Rocky Mountains are the dividing line, running through the center of Colorado. Example: Denver is on the plains. Grand Junction is in the west. Clear enough?
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10-08-2010, 03:42 PM
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Location: Southern Minnesota
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Denver borders the mountains and has a "Western" feel. Places like Lamar, CO and Wray, CO are certainly Midwestern, but I would consider Denver to be the West.
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10-08-2010, 04:18 PM
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Location: Dallas, Texas
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If you're talking "western U.S." as opposed to "eastern U.S.," I would agree with the line Alki describes as that's a nice and reasonable dividing line. If you're talking about "the West," I think either grapico's line or a line that followed the eastern borders of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico, with the New Mexico state line extendind south into Texas to include "Trans-Pecos" Texas.
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10-08-2010, 04:53 PM
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Location: NE Kansas City, MO
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Originally Posted by Sandstorm214
If you're talking "western U.S." as opposed to "eastern U.S.," I would agree with the line Alki describes as that's a nice and reasonable dividing line. If you're talking about "the West," I think either grapico's line or a line that followed the eastern borders of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico, with the New Mexico state line extendind south into Texas to include "Trans-Pecos" Texas.
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I talking western life style. Cowboy boots and shoot outs |
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