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  •  why is WV considered Southern? (4+ / 0-)

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    tmo, zett, SnowCountry, dawnt

    We didn't fight on the side of the South in the Civil War?  And there are many industrial jobs and little agricultural base, so historically not many slaves.  And why assume all Appalachians are Scots-Irish?  Many are Italian, Hungarian, Czech, German, African American etc.  

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    by murrayewv on Mon May 12, 2008 at 12:03:22 PM PDT

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    •  I don't actually know the answer to that question (1+ / 0-)

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      Jacob Bartle

      But I'm interested in you ever find out.

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      by dawnt on Mon May 12, 2008 at 12:48:17 PM PDT

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    •  I think it's considered the South (1+ / 0-)

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      dawnt

      purely because of its geography - the majority of the land area falls south of the Mason-Dixon line.  The northern panhandle area borders with PA and OH, but the rest of the state borders with Virginia and Kentucky.

      But don't you dare call a West Virginian a southerner - they are mountain men and women!

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      by TigerMom on Mon May 12, 2008 at 04:17:35 PM PDT

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