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by wizofaus 1044 days ago
> the other western states

But the midwest is not the western states...?
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shadowofneptune 1044 days ago
Read what I said again. People went from east and mideast to west by ship, and SF is the best port.
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cwalv 1044 days ago
It's not. Not sure what the official boundary is (if there even is one), but Midwest is far east of Western. It would better be called 'Norcentral' these days, but the name is probably left over from times when St Louis was considered western
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