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minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34·8 months agoI’m assuming it was named that way because “the west” was basically anything past Oklahoma from the perspective of the east coast, where most of the population existed.
minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·8 months agoEverything past the Ohio Valley was considered the west.
minus-squarestebo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoyeah population wise the middle of America would be way more towards the east, making this indeed the mid west
minus-squareAlk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoI had thought it was because we are on the “western” continent, and this is the middle (ish) of thst.
I’m assuming it was named that way because “the west” was basically anything past Oklahoma from the perspective of the east coast, where most of the population existed.
Everything past the Ohio Valley was considered the west.
yeah population wise the middle of America would be way more towards the east, making this indeed the mid west
I had thought it was because we are on the “western” continent, and this is the middle (ish) of thst.