This map takes on history from the lens of how America became 50 states.
There’s a ton of juicy stuff in this incredible map. Couple of takeaways for me:
1. How about that neutral territory between Oklahoma and Texas that went away around 1890? Trying to get mail there must’ve been a real bummer.
2. Maybe all this crowing about securing our borders is missing about 200 years of rich context about just how flexible these borders have been.
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