Preston MacDougall · @ChemicalEyeGuy
384 followers · 11170 posts · Server mstdn.science@GregCocks The lesser known #MissouriCompromise created the #Bootheel so that the #SlaveState of #Arkansas was not even close to being within firing range of the #FreeState of #Kentucky. #Tennessee was a ‘split-state’ on the issue of #slavery at the time.
#missouricompromise #bootheel #slavestate #arkansas #freestate #kentucky #tennessee #slavery
GregCocks · @GregCocks
575 followers · 510 posts · Server techhub.social
Why does Missouri have the (geographic) bootheel?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Bootheel
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #geography #history #cartography #USA #states #missouri #bootheel #americanhistory #gischat
#gis #spatial #mapping #geography #history #cartography #USA #states #missouri #bootheel #americanhistory #gischat
Jillian Johnson :veri_paw: · @Jillianmarisa
30 followers · 27 posts · Server vmst.io
This weekend we watched the #Missouri episode of #AerialAmerica. We learned that the Missouri #bootheel (bottom right corner of the state) was originally going to be part of Arkansas.
#Missouri #aerialamerica #bootheel