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Originally Posted by SFBruin
I would argue that the original 13 colonies make little practical sense today. I couldn't tell you the distinction between New Hampshire and Vermont or Delaware and Maryland.
Probably my West Coast elitism, though.
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There is historical basis for their borders; most could date back at least a century before American independence. California exists because a handful of cities on the west coast wanted statehood, so a state was drawn around them.