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Interesting when will some one make a map this detailed for the five NW states, Wash, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyo. Hint hint, someone take on the challenge hahha.
Interesting when will some one make a map this detailed for the five NW states, Wash, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyo. Hint hint, someone take on the challenge hahha.
That is like the most uninteresting part of the country. To me Washington and Oregon are the only once that can be considered PNW.
That is like the most uninteresting part of the country. To me Washington and Oregon are the only once that can be considered PNW.
Ooofff that hurts hahaha, you been here? Probably not check it out, its actually pretty cool. People say that about PNW, but thats not what I was I talking about, I said five NW states not the PNW specifically. Crazy a*s white water, mountains, and forests everywhere you turn. Potatoes are actually in short supply.
The most uninteresting part of the US? Really, even more so than Iowa, Kansas, most of the North East save for the big cities, unless that's your bag. Seriously, this area is actually pretty cool, as long as you can get past the the whole urban thing, there is some cool sh*t beyond huge a*s cities.
You just waste away in those cities man, waste away. I dunno I been around the country and this spot seems more appealing whenever I come back home.
Not all of the Catholic areas are suburban. There are some very rural & Catholic areas. The town of Ste Genevieve for instance was founded & settled by the French, then settled by Germans later. Most of the population is rural & Catholic. The pro-life billboards can be found as far South as Perry County, so I wouldn't necessarily call it a St. Louis thing. I'm not sure if there are billboards like that in other parts of the country, but I personally have never seen them, and I've driven all over the Bible Belt.
I think the prevelance of Catholicism is a good indicator of the Midwest & the South's boundaries. This data is from 2000, so things may have changed. Everything North of Cape Girardeau is the Midwest, and very Catholic (except Jefferson Co for some reason). Cape Girardeau & Scott County are the transitional areas. Then around Mississippi & New Mardid County, you're in the South and there are very few Catholics.
Jefferson kinda throws everything off, but you see what I mean
The Midwestern to Southern accent also seems to follow this same trend. It's pretty interesting to experience the subtle transition from one region to the next.
I know there are rural Catholic areas in Missouri. It generally is along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers out from St. Louis. It also overlaps where Lutherans will exist in the state. I am thinking the lower percentages in Jefferson might be due to where people from other parts of the state or further South go to when they move into the St. Louis area.
You are right, it is not part of the Appalachians! In any way shape or form. I would almost not consider northwestern MS deeop south either, but what do I know
quote from me a little earlier:
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Originally Posted by JimmyJohnWilson
looking back at this map, i feel my two biggest mistakes were
1) going by appalachian regional commision definiton, as opposed to a true appalachian culture area
2) not making it clear that there are many urban areas that dont necessarily conform to their surrounding culture areas
that is no conincidince. the southern culture was in missouri first, but in low popualtions. the german immigration and industrialization came through and changed all that. as catholics began to outnumber others in the country, the dialect dies off.
heres a map of catholic popualtion:
The first culture in Missouri was French Catholic in both Ste Genevive and St. Louis.
The first culture in Missouri was French Catholic in both Ste Genevive and St. Louis.
I highly doubt the validity of that statement. Do Native American cultures not "count", or did Native Americans avoid Missouri all together for some reason
No facts, but lots of Southern Lousiana transplants and creole and cajun culture with that area.
This is very true...Ive met a few black catholics in Southeast Texas/Houston.
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. To me Washington and Oregon are the only once that can be considered PNW.
