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Why do some American states have unusual boundaries?
Well, I crossed the border at Buffalo and was driving west toward Cleveland when I realized I was in Pennsylvania for a short time before I got to the Ohio border. Looked at the map: Pennsylviania had this little neck of land going north to touch Lake Erie.
And then I noticed that New Hampshire has an Atlantic coastline; a little stretch that sneaks down to touch the ocean.
So, Americans, what's the story here. Did these involve some wheeling and dealing when the boundaries were set?
3 Answers
- ChrispyLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes and no.
Originally, the states were supposed to be organized into the rather square patterns you see in many of the western states, but geography and politics both played a part.
For a really comprehensive study of the matter, I refer you to the book "How the States Got Their Shapes," by Mark Stein.
Source(s): Mark Stein's "How the States Got Their Shapes" - butchLv 51 decade ago
you drove through erie county in PA - presque Isle state park is the little neck you refer
it is actually the reverse of long point ontario.
erie had been claimed by Pa, NY, connicut and mass. the federal government sold the land to PA in 1789 this gave PA a lake port. previously the state line ended about 15 miles to the south in waterford.
Source(s): live in erie - Anonymous1 decade ago
Yen, each state tried to hog as much land as they could, or the people in each little town voted to which state they wanted to be in.
