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Both are mid-atlantic/east coast but the northern part of delaware on 95(only part i've been to) feels more northeastern than the parts of maryland i've been. Maryland is kind of a transition state between North and South, the part of Del that i've been to is more connected to Philly so I would say more Northeastern if the choices are north and south with maryland being neither, although like i said both are as mid-atlantic as you can get.
Delaware is east of the Mason-Dixon Line (the southern state line is not part of the Mason-Dixon Line but the Transpeninsular Line).
Upper Delaware is very northern. Parts of Lower Delaware (or as Delawareans call it Slower Delaware or Lower Slower Delaware) are very southern. Nowadays, the U.S Census Bureau includes Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, and Washington D.C as part of the South Atlantic States or Southeast region (along with Virginia, Florida, Georgia and The Carolina's). South Atlantic States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So, depending on your point of view, you can view Maryland, Delaware, & West Virginia as more properly north or south or mid-Atlantic or southern mid Atlantic, as they are on the border. They have some cultural links to the south, and some to the north. I would tend to put them in the South, culturally, except for Washington D.C, which has its own culture. Culture of the Southern United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delaware is east of the Mason-Dixon Line (the southern state line is not part of the Mason-Dixon Line but the Transpeninsular Line).
Upper Delaware is very northern. Parts of Lower Delaware (or as Delawareans call it Slower Delaware or Lower Slower Delaware) are very southern. Nowadays, the U.S Census Bureau includes Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, and Washington D.C as part of the South Atlantic States or Southeast region (along with Virginia, Florida, Georgia and The Carolina's). South Atlantic States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mason-Dixon line is two centuries outdated. The vast majority of states didn't exist when it was used as a dividing point between North and South. The Census Bureau doesn't even consider Maryland or Delaware Mid-Atlantic, and that's probably the one thing they are more than anything else if you asked practically any resident.
The Mason-Dixon line is two centuries outdated. The vast majority of states didn't exist when it was used as a dividing point between North and South. The Census Bureau doesn't even consider Maryland or Delaware Mid-Atlantic, and that's probably the one thing they are more than anything else if you asked practically any resident.
The Mason-Dixon line is two centuries outdated. The vast majority of states didn't exist when it was used as a dividing point between North and South. The Census Bureau doesn't even consider Maryland or Delaware Mid-Atlantic, and that's probably the one thing they are more than anything else if you asked practically any resident.
The Mason-Dixon line wasn't used as a "dividing point between the north and the south". It was used to clarify a border dispute between Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware.
Delaware is east of the Mason-Dixon Line (the southern state line is not part of the Mason-Dixon Line but the Transpeninsular Line).
Upper Delaware is very northern. Parts of Lower Delaware (or as Delawareans call it Slower Delaware or Lower Slower Delaware) are very southern. Nowadays, the U.S Census Bureau includes Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, and Washington D.C as part of the South Atlantic States or Southeast region (along with Virginia, Florida, Georgia and The Carolina's). South Atlantic States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So, depending on your point of view, you can view Maryland, Delaware, & West Virginia as more properly north or south or mid-Atlantic or southern mid Atlantic, as they are on the border. They have some cultural links to the south, and some to the north. I would tend to put them in the South, culturally, except for Washington D.C, which has its own culture. Culture of the Southern United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There is nothing northern at all about West VA not politics, not speech, not living, etc. West VA is way more southern Than MD, VA or NC and its feel like the deep south. In fact West VA is still behind the times and they're still racist down there and will let you know in a heartbeat that they dont approve of a black president at all! Theres no NOVA, no Raliegh Durham Chapel Hill, or Baltimore just plain ole southern and full of hillbillies
Maryland is mostly northern in culture. But it's somewhat split because a few counties like St. Mary's, Dorchester and Somerset still have stronger southern influences.
People than to focus on Baltimore and think that Marykand as a whole is northern. They seem to forget Haigerstown, Southern MD, Eastern Shore, Marlboro, etc which are southern
There is nothing northern at all about West VA not politics, not speech, not living, etc. West VA is way more southern Than MD, VA or NC and its feel like the deep south. In fact West VA is still behind the times and they're still racist down there and will let you know in a heartbeat that they dont approve of a black president at all! Theres no NOVA, no Raliegh Durham Chapel Hill, or Baltimore just plain ole southern and full of hillbillies
But West Virginia was formed from Virginia just before the Civil War began. Virginia was a Confederate state, and West Virginia was a Union State. Most folks think of West Virginia as a boarder state.
There is nothing northern at all about West VA not politics, not speech, not living, etc. West VA is way more southern Than MD, VA or NC and its feel like the deep south. In fact West VA is still behind the times and they're still racist down there and will let you know in a heartbeat that they dont approve of a black president at all! Theres no NOVA, no Raliegh Durham Chapel Hill, or Baltimore just plain ole southern and full of hillbillies
So a place is "southern" in your eyes if the some residents are racist, don't approve of Obama, and full of hillbillies?
People are forgetting about the difference between urban and rural vs southern vs northern. Think about upstate NY and the middle portion of PA. In many ways similar to rural WV or even rural VA.
The same can be said of MD and DE. Both have their urban centers and rural areas. Does that make them northern or southern? It really depends on who you ask. In my opinion, they are strictly mid-atlantic, along with VA and WV. All have tinges of southern culture and northern culture. Some to more extent than others on both sides. The mid-atlantic as a whole is a transition area having elements of north and south, so it's impossible to pigeonhole it. It is what it is. Then you have Appalachian culture mixed in which is it's own beast.
And geographically, it is undeniably mid-atlantic. Anyone who can't see that needs to re-take geography.
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