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What states are Mid Atlantic. Seems clear enough to me that the core is MD, PA, NJ and DE, and occasionally NY and VA. But there is some debate on this. So I did a quick search for the term "Mid Atlantic" and here are the first three results that pop up:
Mid Atlantic Realty - Maryland
Mid Atlantic Federal Credit union - Maryland
Mid Atlantic Seafood - Maryland
AAA Mid Atlantic - Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, DC, NOVA
Middle Atlantic Products - New Jersey
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation - Maryland
Mid Atlantic Travel Guide - New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Mid Atlantic Regional Ocean Council - New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
Mid Atlantic Burn Camp - Maryland
Crossfit Mid Atlantic - Doesn't say what states
Mid Atlantic congress - Maryland
Mid Atlantic ADA Center - Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware West Virginia, Virginia
Mid Atlantic Biotech - doesn't say what states
MAAC - Maryland
BOEM Mid Atlantic - doesn't say what states
Mid atlantic Health care - Maryland
Mid -atlantic region Irish dancing - doesn't say what states
REL Mid Atlantic - New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, DC
Mid Atlantic Fishery Management - New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina
CoreNetGlobal Mid Atlantic - doesn't say what states
NOAA Mid Atlantic - doesn't say what states
ENR Mid Atlantic - New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania
Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival - Pennsyvlania
SER Mid Atlantic Chapter - New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, DC, Virginia, West Virginia
EarthShare Mid Atlantic - Maryland
Radford Mid Atlantic - Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina
Angel Flights Mid Atlantic - doesn't say what states
Much like Great Lakes, Gulf Coast, and Rocky Mountains, the Mid-Atlantic shouldn't be determined by state lines.
Essentially, if wouldn't consider Long Island as part of the Great Lakes Region, why would Buffalo be part of the Mid-Atlantic?
This is my definition of the region:
New Jersey
Delaware
DC
Eastern and Central Maryland
Eastern Virginia
Long Island
New York City
Westchester County
the Philadelphia metro area
Why does Downstate New York fit more with Maryland/DC than with Upstate or New England?
Because downstate NY is the NYC metro area, of which half of NJ is made up of. Same with extreme SW CT. IMO the map makes sense. Many will argue that only downstate NY is Mid-Atlantic.
Because downstate NY is the NYC metro area, of which half of NJ is made up of. Same with extreme SW CT. IMO the map makes sense. Many will argue that only downstate NY is Mid-Atlantic.
Right...I see that Downstate is along the Atlantic but Upstate isn't. But I still don't see how it's more similar to Maryland/DC than it is to New England or Upstate in a cultural sense.
Right...I see that Downstate is along the Atlantic but Upstate isn't. But I still don't see how it's more similar to Maryland/DC than it is to New England or Upstate in a cultural sense.
I don't perceive it as cultural, I think it just makes sense when looking at a map. "Mid-Atlantic" culture is hard to pinpoint, since it's such a contested, largely unofficial region or subregion anyway. I think that Mid-Atlantic is more geographical than cultural - it is literally the middle of the Atlantic states. Half the Mid-Atlantic states today used to be called the "Middle Colonies."
I'm not sure why so people are adamant on cutting Richmond and Norfolk out of the Mid-Atlantic. It's like they can't deal with the fact that Norfolk could possibly be a part of the same region as New York City so they ignore all evidence to the contrary.
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Located in the metro area called Hampton Roads, Norfolk is home to the Norfolk U.S. Naval Base, the largest in the world....Tower Point Park, a waterfront park located downtown, is a green oasis for cultural events, concerts and recreation. The Virginia State Symphony, Opera and Stage Company adds even more to the level and culture of and history this Mid-Atlantic city has to offer.
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