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minus-squaregastroglizzy@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 hours agoAlso, Nebraska. Omaha is right on the Eastern border. The only other towns are along the interstate, spaced about a tank of gas apart.
minus-squareSippyCup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·51 minutes agoBecause major cities sprung up along rivers. And they split states up along rivers.
minus-squareforbiddencherry@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 hours agoAlso North Dakota with Fargo on the border with Minnesota.
minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 hours agoAlmost like rivers are a major economic driver or something….
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·40 minutes agothe main driver of economic change and expansion has been improvements in transportation technology (note: my focus has been on 19th century history so maybe that changed in the 20th. idk, i don’t study this shit anymore)
minus-squareLexam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoWatched a fascinating video on why everyone in Nebraska live on the east side of the state.
Also, Nebraska. Omaha is right on the Eastern border. The only other towns are along the interstate, spaced about a tank of gas apart.
Because major cities sprung up along rivers. And they split states up along rivers.
Also North Dakota with Fargo on the border with Minnesota.
Almost like rivers are a major economic driver or something….
the main driver of economic change and expansion has been improvements in transportation technology (note: my focus has been on 19th century history so maybe that changed in the 20th. idk, i don’t study this shit anymore)
Watched a fascinating video on why everyone in Nebraska live on the east side of the state.