How is Maryland a southern state?

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by Babe_Ruth

Gerania, Is your assertion that the Missouri Compromise (Line) is more relevant in separating traditional North from South, than the Mason-Dixon (?)
I hear that occasionally in this debate.. I think there's a misunderstanding about the Missouri Line. It was designed for use west of the Mississippi, it's basically meaningless in distinguishing eastern standards.

To theoretically extend the Missouri Line east of it's original intent/application, would also exclude VA & KY from the South. That's sacrilege.. peace.

The Mason and Dixon survey resolved a border dispute. Nothing more.

Missouri Compromise - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by personone

Yeah, hardly anyone has knowledge of the Missouri compromise line or uses it to designate north or south. Most people sill use the Mason Dixon, and it still does a pretty good job of delineating North and South. In fact, the only people who have an issue with it are people from MD/DC because they don’t want to be affiliated with the south. That’s also the reason why MD/DC people are the only ones constantly discussing the north and south. People from Delaware, though technically classified south by the census, don’t seem to care much or make a big deal about it, whereas MD/DC people are obsessed by it and go out of their way to prove they aren’t part of the south.

*I grew up in MD, and have always considered it a Southern state with lots of northern influences (which makes sense given that it’s a border state). Mid-atlantic is the best designation for MD/DC IMO.

I'm not from DC, Maryland, or Delaware.

[Ohhthatstroy]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

Just in general. That was around the time public sentiment seemed to started noticeably shifting over Baltimore's (and DC's) regional identity from what I gather.

https://dilemma-x.net/2016/04/20/his...uthern-cities/

^^^^^Nice article(s). Very interesting and brings a sense of perspective. Some of these articles are merely 50 years old...my mom is 53 go figure. Yet we seem to be so convinced XYZ isn't/is XYZ ....welp there you have it. 50 years of progress doesn't erase over 200+ years of ingrained truth

[G1..]

You want back 15 months for this ?