I wonder what the source is because in 1784, Connecticut made claims on the northwest part of Ohio (the Western Reserve). Virginia did have a claim on some part of central/southwest Ohio called the Virginia Military District, but that’s all I’m aware of.
Well the last one they did to themselves
No one wants West Virginia
It’s easy to shit on West Virginia now, but at least they were formed by splitting from Virginia in favor of abolishing slavery. That’s pretty cool in my book.
West by God Virginia. I spent a lot of time there reminding people we fought for the north.
You mean the birthplace of the labor movement where the US government used artillery on stinking miners?
The current government sucks, but the history has some truly glorious and revolutionary moments.
I’m not saying it’s necessarily a bad thing, I’m just saying eventually, all that will be left of Virginia will be the Delmarva peninsula and then Maryland will claim it.
Woah, I never realized Virginia had a detached peninsula like Michigan
It’s imaginatively called “The Eastern Shore of Virginia.”
Delaware is going to take over the whole peninsula with Joe Biden leading the way. It’s all part of his evil scheme to have Delaware take over the entire Mid-Atlantic region.
“Listen, Jack. No foolin’. We take over the peninsula and the trains will be great.”
Make it smaller. Make it the size of Wales.
What is this? A Virginia for ants?
Soon it’ll just be the peninsula. A bunch of ponies and Eastern Shore seasonals
I still don’t understand why they named West Virginia so. Virginia has land further West. North Virginia?
the nucleus of Virginia Proper is further east
Western Virginia doesn’t matter.
Where is the mitochondria of Virginia though?
Historical context makes it even weirder. The split was because WV allied with the North in the Civil War, North Virginia makes infinitely more sense in more ways than one.
That really does. But humans aren’t particularly great at naming things sometimes.
Good
You say good, but that could mean North Carolina will get bigger!
As long as Ohio is not expanding
Have I got bad news for you about Trump’s VP, then
Ohio has breached containment.
Maryland stands behind this opinion.
They know what they did.
Moved to this God forsaken state from Wisconsin 4 years ago and God do I regret it with every ounce of my being. Someone take me back to cheese land please
What brought you out there?
My girlfriends is from here originally and moved to WI in the 6th grade, we moved out here to reunite her with her entire family that lives here. We both regret it dearly
Why?
I won’t go into detail but the state, people, and family are, let’s just say, sub par compared to Wisconsin.
You say you’re from Wisconsin, but thats the most British answer I’ve ever heard.
Lol I can see that. Let me persuade you. “Put ‘er there bud, let’s go out for a fuckin’ rip on da lake and then cook up some brats on da grill afterwards, and by gosh don’t forget to tell yer folks I says hi when you see dem at Sunday mass!”
You’re missing at least one, but preferably multiple “Don’tChaKnow”. I grew up watching Bobbys World. If that show taught me anything about Wisconsin, it’s that the moms use “Don’tChaKnow” as often as Hulk Hogan uses “Brother”
Well, just wait a while and Virginia will shrink again, and you will be in another state.
Hopefully it just recedes into the ocean never to be seen again
I much prefer the 1609 version. Why have natural borders when you can have an arbitrary diagonal line that splits the majority of the continent?
I’m told that India and Pakistan loved this setup, and still celebrate the arbitrary line to this day.
Wait until you see it in 2034
Will there be any left to see?
Its not the size that matters. It’s motion of Virginias ocean!
Sure hope not.
Virginia has some interesting laws that kick into effect then. Google “Virginia Rule '34” for more info
#landback
Just like magnetic pole flips, Virginia is due another shrink snap. It might snap out of existence when it happens.
So has anyone calculated by what year it won’t exist?
2025
MAVA!
Still trying to shake off the Eastern Shore…
Looking at you, Onancock…