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Originally Posted by The North One
I've never understood why we were called the Midwest, we're nowhere near the west coast, if anything we're the Mideast.
And lol, whoever told you Salt lake city is in the Midwest needs a geography lesson.
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When the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was passed, we were considered the far west frontier. When the Louisiana Purchase was made, our border extended further to the west coast. The area between the Rockies and the Appalachians was thus called the Midwest, and the name stuck.