[TML] Gerrymandering, was Re: Threadjack Counties

[Richard Aiken]

On 9/5/07, kellys at efn.org <kellys at efn.org> wrote:
>
> On the subject of interesting boundaries, consider the origin of "West
> Virginia."


I like pointing out to folks that if Lincoln had just had a few more troops
handy, there would probably be a state of "East Tennessee" today.  Every
county around here voted solidly against secession.

-- 
Richard Aiken

"Never insult anyone by accident."  Robert A. Heinlein