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09-27-2009, 06:06 AM
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The Mid-Atlantic States (also called Middle Atlantic States or simply the Mid Atlantic) form a region of the United States generally located between New England and the South. Its exact definition differs upon source, but the region often includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and sometimes Virginia and West Virginia
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09-27-2009, 06:34 AM
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I would say Philly and Baltimore are Mid-Atlantic. NY might be one the edge of New England, or just an entity all its own. DC might be another edge city. Kind of south, kind of Mid-atlantic. (JFK noted DC was a city of "Southern efficiency and northern charm "  )
And regardless of the official Census designation of PA and NY as "Mid-atlantic", I think it's hard to put the entirety of such large and diverse states into one category. |
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09-27-2009, 09:16 PM
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Pittsburgh is a hard city to classify, but I think the northeastern and Appalachian influences are stronger than the midwestern ones. Places like Columbus and Indianapolis seem so different from Pittsburgh.
It almost seems like the midwest immediately begins at the part of Ohio just north of WV's northern panhandle. As my grandfather in Greene County said "Ohioans are just different." (They moved to Akron to work at the Goodyear plant and didn't have fond memories of that region.) However, southeastern Ohio, including the area outside of Wheeling and Weirton, WV, feel more like southwestern PA than the midwest.
I think the region stretching from western PA, southeastern OH, and northern WV is hard to classify wholly into one region.
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09-27-2009, 09:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ctoocheck
I would say Philly and Baltimore are Mid-Atlantic. NY might be one the edge of New England, or just an entity all its own. DC might be another edge city. Kind of south, kind of Mid-atlantic. (JFK noted DC was a city of "Southern efficiency and northern charm " )
And regardless of the official Census designation of PA and NY as "Mid-atlantic", I think it's hard to put the entirety of such large and diverse states into one category. |
NY has never been a part of New England. Never will be either. |
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09-27-2009, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by WILWRadio
NY has never been a part of New England. Never will be either.
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Yet many people who live in New England commute to NYC. |
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09-28-2009, 07:52 AM
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^^^Fairfield County in SW CT is a NYC suburb. Plenty of people in CT also commute to Boston for work as well.
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