Weird Borders: State Borders of the United States of America

Ever wondered why Michigan has two pieces? How about why Alaska isn't connected to the rest of the United States?
The state borders are a lot weirder than they first appear, and often simple river borders will have crazy zig-zags that seem to arbitrarily cross the river.
When rivers shape, borders don't, leaving states with strange pieces on the wrong side of the river.
Some states like Oklahoma and West Virgina have bizarre panhandles, and Kentucky even has a part cut off my Missouri. Its a strange border situation called an exclave, which is when a part of a the state is only reachable by land through other states or countries.
Virginia also has the eastern shore which is strangley is on the other side of the Chesapeake bay.
Other bizarre borders include New York and New Jersey, where Liberty island and Ellis island are weirdly part of New York but are surrounded by New Jersey waters. Even stranger is that New York only owns a small peice of ellis island. The island was expanded, but the new land was over New Jersey borders, so it stayed new jersey. Leaving New York with a bizzare enclave on an new jersey island.
Another weird border is that Delaware has some land on New Jersey's side of the Delaware river. This strange situation is because inside Delaware's 12 mile circle, the border is the high water mark of the river, so when the river was filled in the new land became Delaware.
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[@VanDeGraph]

I had to leave a lot out of the video as it was already getting long. The video was quickly became a history of all the US state borders. Which may be interesting, but there is enough information there to fill an entire television series. So I decided to concentrate only on the exclaves and could only do some of the panhandles. My source for this video is this document made by the US geological survey: pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1212/report.pdf There is a lot of info there if you are curious. Thanks to reddit user /u/MrDowntown for linking me that pdf. Speaking of reddit, if you don't like youtube comments, you can discuss the videos in the subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/VanDeGraph/ My video editor seems to have glitches for videos longer than 5 minutes so the end of the video might be a bit weird. I'm looking in to getting professional video editing software.

[@lordseveir3836]

ok

[@pmexplore]

VanDeGraph just make it 2 videos.

[@CrevanQ]

You should do a series on it. It was hard to follow because you were jumping around so much.

[@michaelpbunn]

VanDeGraph

[@demarcomixon]

Make a part 2.

[@ganginfr4923]

he sounds like he's perpetually in the middle of a breath

[@ki5aok]

He needs a better microphone.

[@gurnblanstein9816]

Sounds like a she to me

[@noelt8895]

He hasn't yet got the skill of breathing through his ears.

[@taleworkwithlia3211]

@@noelt8895 amazing

[@rdcref4liferr417]

I had to slow it down lol

[@mountain_seeker1635]

Delaware has received more attention in this video than it has ever received any time else

[@alialmamun9769]

Lol you’ll be surprised to know they live pretty good in Delaware

[@yeeyee8928]

@@alialmamun9769 Yeah I live there life is pretty good. I felt weird when he zoomed in on where I live.

[@yeeyee8928]

Always felt Delaware should have the whole peninsula, we are one of the smallest states and we share a small peninsula with two other states that are much bigger.

[@carbonslice8160]

@@yeeyee8928 there were attempts back in the 19th century and again in the mid-20th century, but it didn't work out. I don't expect it to happen in the near future either because Delaware and Maryland are blue stronghold states but the part of Maryland that would be ceded to Delaware would make it a red stronghold and would inhibit Maryland's gerrymandering efforts. Virginia would also be upset now that they have a slightly red leaning administration. Loosing 2 of their reliably red counties wouldn't be pleasant for them.

[@carlwilkerson9722]

#agedlikemilk

[@michaele8347]

I get that you’re covering a lot but take a deep breath and slow down man.

[@sarahspindler2914]

Yes, maybe make a part 1 and part 2

[@jamesweaver7816]

No

[@Chris-oz5md]

Aye man shut up.

[@themusicalpenguino7453]

Those poor wind player playing the national anthem need to as well.

[@Steve-zc9ht]

IKR

[@vinni1221]

I’m from Toledo, born and raised and now you know why the rivalry between the University of Michigan and Ohio State is so fierce!

[@eukarya_]

Fun fact, there's a city in Spain called Toledo, it used to be the capital of the Visigothic Kingdom from the year 567 to 712.

[@acemulligan7010]

Woody Hayes mentioned this back in the day.

[@Ethyro]

Eukarya _ cool

[@Bkings7]

Two stickney did nothing wrong

[@lee-fc5bu]

@@eukarya_ thats where The name comes from

[@GenXer82]

Being a Marylander, I had a hard time keeping a straight face when he said Poto-"macK"!

[@benmart28]

@ELIANNA DOUGLAS same hear. I cant say i've ever heard it pronounced like that before either

[@XMANIAFLYYY]

I can’t stand it and I’m not from Maryland!

[@duffal0]

I’m from Pittsburgh and even I was like wtf??? Is it not “Puh-Tohm-ic”

[@morellapoe2814]

I'm from California and I'm also confused. Never heard an American from any state say it like that.

[@saultyops8612]

Same I used to live there

[@EthanEskenazi]

3:15 "Also, the entire state of Maryland is pretty weird." I couldn't think of a better way to summarize it!

[@HMN134]

Florida: hold my Florida man

[@purplekpop7253]

I am a Thai/Korean/Marylander and I could say that’s true. (btw us and Texas has the best flag)

[@royboy1984]

That’s right hon.

[@jacksinplayz2508]

In Maryland, we put old bay on our old bay. Of course we're weird

[@dmrr7739]

Maryland is negative space.

[@jon250]

This is what happens when you try to create federal borders in the 1700-1800s.

[@BudderB0y2222]

O-okay?

[@BudderB0y2222]

My Name Is Luuke Looks like the 69 dude deleted his comment

[@E4439Qv5]

Brendan Berney I was gave you the 100th like if that's any consolation.

[@poopshipdestroy3r]

Kim Jong The Choo Choo Train of Bel-Air Nice username and avatar

[@tobagotr3571]

Summary of the comment section: *SLOW DOWN*

[@currypenguin]

+ "**YOUR PRONUNCIATION IS WRONG!!!**

[@knguyennguyen5559]

Many people said he spoke too fast but I can still hear it very clearly, despite my native language not being English :/

[@hansriseli6975]

Just slow down the speed to 0,75.

[@ezrabrooks7785]

He has a slight Chinese accent. , Win.

[@notthefather3919]

They're complaining Americans. Don't mind them.

[@Spaztar]

It's not that he is literally speaking too fast, it's more that the rhythm of his speech follows the exact same pattern throughout the entire video. It makes it harder to get a grasp on what he's talking about at a given moment, which means you're constantly trying to keep up. When you're doing public speaking, it's your job to direct the listener's attention, it's not the listener's job to constantly be scrambling to keep up. It's like paragraphs when you're writing. Breaking up text into concise sections makes it easier to follow. The same applies for cadence of speech. Breaking up speech into distinct pauses and intonations indicates to the listener what points the speaker thinks are important, and when the speaker is switching from one subject to another. With him, his speech is the equivalent to a giant run-on sentence. Because the speech pattern is repetitive, there's no sense of flow to what he's saying, so there's nothing there to guide the listener. Surely you've encountered a WALL OF TEXT somewhere online, and been like "Jesus, there's no way I'm reading that, I can't follow it." Same concept here.

[@ezrabrooks7785]

@@Spaztar makes alot of sense . Never thought much about it .

[@poot5878]

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[@mayflooer5454]

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[@randomperson1418]

@@mayflooer5454 793 likes and 1 reply sooooooooooooooo

[@Snowowl64]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gammaphonic]

This is insane. As a European, I always thought all those straight lines dividing the states made a lot of sense... I was mistaken.

[@niccolopaganini4268]

What country are you from?

[@denisdooley1540]

Got a good chuckle out of that.

[@DanuProductions]

Still simpler then European borders though....

[@libbykenilworth]

@@DanuProductions but most of them make sense due to them following geographical feature like mountain ranges or rivers

[@pawaratharva6371]

@@DanuProductions still simpler than British made borders.

[@Blalack77]

That's weird about states having territory on the "wrong" sides of rivers - I had noticed that on my state's (Arkansas) eastern border with Mississippi. I've always loved maps and I used to see that and wonder why in the heck it was like that. Meandering rivers like the Mississippi, oxbow lakes, the geological processes behind them, and such are extremely interesting to me.

[@kellykoprovic1522]

I’m from Arkansas complemented my state thank you

[@kellykoprovic1522]

I’m happy that you you complemented

[@AllahHuSnackbar]

Colorado and Wyoming over there just sipping their beer and laughing at these

[@nobrang5146]

AllahHuSnackbar Yeah because we're squares

[@thunderleeentertainment1988]

AllahHuSnackbar: *Sips beer* Yep, our states' shapes and borders are nice and simple, unlike a few others...

[@kittycatgamer-em1jc]

And kansas

[@saisirr]

Yep *sips beer*

[@laughinghyena3118]

AllahHuSnackbar North Carolina and South Carolina are also laughing while riding rollercoasters at Carowinds

[@demondwilson706]

as a Marylander your pronunciation of Potomac triggers me, love your videos.

[@ASCG5000]

Same here, lol

[@Psychol-Snooper]

You big dummy.

[@ZaKaTaKofSteel]

I immediately yelled "Po-toe-mick" at the computer screen when I heard the first pronunciation.

[@carolinelittle4258]

as a virginian i was thinking the exact same thing haha

[@what3381]

Caroline Little Same here especially with the Philadelphia part but i loved the vid too

[@cameronmiller9283]

I live in Toledo! This is why the Ohio Michigan rivalry began

[@alanaz5151]

Cameron Miller lets be real, michigan got the better end of the war

[@fieryweasel]

@@alanaz5151 Yes, but we've had Detroit on eBay now for years with no takers.

[@macforme]

Wait..what? The rivalry began because you live in Toledo??? How old ARE you??? 🤣

[@fk4515]

@@fieryweasel Yep I remember high school and college days when we'd take up a collection ostensibly to finance the sale of Detroit to Canada. Two things always went wrong 1 Canada is way smarter than that and 2- we'd run out of beer and funds would get ..well misappropriated (after all it was Michigan).

[@Forlfir]

@@fk4515 a question: does the average American know that Détroit mean straight in French? (As in the geographical feature)

[@moth.monster]

as a person from Maryland we love our weird shaped state

[@maryland7586]

in what way weird

[@masonwarehime3127]

yep

[@301nav]

im from md too long live md!!!

[@CaptainGummyBearz]

fuck that place

[@marknay01]

Im from Salisbury! Whoo

[@Felix-gg5cj]

I can't even. follow what. you are saying.

[@minnesotangaming8966]

Lemon Grub 0.75 speed

[@patrickmacready1779]

Why not?

[@LJT7907]

Any faster talking and i swear I would be listening to an auctioneer.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I had to replay a couple of parts as he was talking too fast. Not all KZbin viewers are American. Otherwise, a fascinating video.

[@kcgs65243]

He’s just rapping

[@Jack-jw2no]

“Feeledelphia”

[@ltmundy1164]

Feeley chizsteak? Just doesn't sound right. Dat bee wit or witout da shrooms an unyons?

[@sbond7510]

As a Virginian living in Maryland your pronunciation of Potomac made my eyeballs cross. Nonetheless I loved your video and state borders always intrigue me!! Great job

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

Same. He’s obviously not a local 😂

[@ohitsstar1241]

Even i know it’s puh-toe-mack, not poe-tom-ik

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

@@ohitsstar1241 no, it’s poe-toe-mick

[@davidbrown587]

How do YOU pronounce "Oregon" or "Willamette" ?? ;-)

[@ohitsstar1241]

@@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast I accidentally wrote tom instead of tome, my bad

[@BryonLape]

The narrator has one of the strangest accents.

[@sedentes]

Bryon Lape I can't decide how much of it is affect and how much is something else

[@estebansteverincon7117]

No, he just sounds like he has huge, buck teeth.

[@BryonLape]

Would help explain the use of "f" for "th" on some words like north and south.

[@5licK5killz190]

Bryon Lape apearantly you don't realize you're letting your mind confuse you. if u know that it's a "th" sound why complain if u understand. smh. stop being ignorant.

[@sucktheseballs6706]

Bryon Lape The way he says "Kentucky" is SOOOO FUCKING HILARIOUS

[@ST-jy7qm]

Very informative and thank you! For those who have difficulty in following the speed, you can change the speed to 0.75 through the settings button on the right hand corner.

[@leslovesliberty1776]

That was very helpful, thank you! I watched it a second time at a slower pace & retained much more of the information.

[@DeclanRK]

I really like this video, your designs and diagrams are very good. You just need to slow down and pause longer, give a moment for the information to sink in.

[@smokertonrkingofclownscatc1136]

"This triagonal land is mine" "It's all emphatically mine" My nigga

[@Jack_Stafford]

Greased Mandroid yeah been doing a few inside jokes just a few people get but most people don't confuse as more people than your rewarding which doesn't equate to more subscribers or viewers. At least credit what you're referencing so I can say oh yeah that was a reference to some song or game I don't play. Instead of trying to figure out what the heck it means along with deciphering all the other stuff coming at machine gun speed that isn't an inside joke.

[@MarlonBitoy]

Dale Stafford It took me three minutes of solid focus to decipher what you were trying to say.

[@waynegossman7423]

interesting but a bit too fast for me. listened at 0.75 speed. Worked well, but speaker sounded drunk.

[@potownrob]

He sounds like he just did a line of coke at normal speed

[@dinonid1234]

A freaking Mine Song reference. Glorious.

[@MrChair2]

I liked the video as soon as I noticed it

[@einarhjorleifsson1517]

Nihilistic Axolotl Yes. Emphasis on how it says "triagonal"

[@bnmc]

Was just going to point that out. +1 6:59

[@apocalyptic3837]

This Toledo is mine. And this triagonal land. The Ohio River The Indians They're mine mine mine mine mine Michigan's land is mine That Erie coast is mine The city streets of Toledo They're all imphatically mine It all belongs to me Everything that I see Cleveland, Columbus and Athens I possess it, cuase' I caress it I'm Ohio and it's miiiiiiine And this part of Lake Erie is also mine Most of Cincinnati is mine *_All your highways are mine_* You always knew it, that's all there is to it! it's mine mine mine mine mine That's what I said! It's mine.

[@deet0109mapping]

That Weird Pig Guy How do you do bold and italics?

[@Wdomino]

In other words, If I ever have to draw a border line on a map, I wont use rivers or waters that are likely to change. Better use mountains I guess xd

[@texannationalist5887]

but mountains still change

[@CatonsvilleCentralRwy]

See: Mount St. Helens

[@kennandunn7533]

I would put borders strictly on latitude and longitude lines

[@kipter]

Just don't put borders near rivers and make them similarly sized rectangles

[@MidnightMiik]

Maybe force all rivers to flow in straight lines. And outlaw earthquakes and volcanoes.

[@mountain_seeker1635]

The Peninsula is called the Delmarva Peninsula, I live there

[@villa7230]

No. One. Cares.

[@Jofinity]

@@villa7230 Jesus Christ dude he was just adding information to the video and said he lived there. Calm the fuck down

[@spicycombatsports3961]

HOME OF THE SHOREBIRDS!!

[@macekane]

Hehe, I guess we know why your name is mountain seeker then lol

[@davidtuttle7556]

His pronunciation of Poto-mack was driving me up the wall as a former Marylander.

[@TheMrbrand13]

I've never been more visually confused in my life

[@rmick66]

The aural confusion gave it a double whammy.

[@shmuelgoldstein9020]

"When the time came to have a Civil War in 1861" - ah yes, the time came. It's time, kids, yes, time to have a Civil War. Yea, I know you don't want to do it, but really, it's time.

[@thealandislands4061]

I seriously thought I’d be the only one to hear and think that....

[@ChrisJones-ij3xp]

Ikr he makes it sound like a measles shot...

[@glockspeedgaming5072]

I mean, it was inevitable, so technically he was right...

[@itsmylife842]

@Shmuel Goldstein I agree!! LOL That sounded weird to me too. Not the correct way to phrase it, but of course we all know what he meant.

[@davmets86]

Shmuel...the almost war between Ohio and Michigan reminded me as a Brooklynite arguing over the border between Midwood and Boro Park

[@jaardpeer4148]

Your intonation. And speed. Makes it really hard. To follow. You should make it sound like. You are speaking a whole sentence. When you do so. Instead of stopping after every couple of words. As if you were. Reading a list.

[@idontknowwhatimdoing4632]

the way your type your comment makes me not want to read it.

[@ethanroemmele1289]

Are you sarcastic?

[@KNByam]

I agree. I find this interesting and If he took time to elaborate I will sit for an hour and listen.

[@mysterio1967]

He Is Not Being Sarcastic

[@MrJreed98]

This is EXACTLY what it felt like to listen to the commentary. Great info though.

[@irishpennsylvanian9671]

Confusing to watch. Please slow down, and have longer pauses between different scenes.

[@VanDeGraph]

Your comment is noted. I'm working on it.

[@zacharymorin5696]

Seems completely fine to me

[@19Szabolcs91]

I can confirm, I had to pause a few times to completely get it. Sometimes it's hard to pay attention to the geography and the story at the same time, so a little slowing down could certainly help. Otherwise, nice video, very interesting, keep up the good work!

[@Catubrannos]

Yah, should have been two videos. He was speaking so fast he was tripping up on some of the longer names. Interesting video though.

[@kobaltsar]

How about your brains just think faster and listen better? Are you guys not capable of that?

[@PichuPlayzYT]

1:24, I would like to name my city "Corona"

[@PichuPlayzYT]

how the hell did people find my comment.

[@Darkerio]

@@PichuPlayzYT because… idk

[@NineEyeRon]

Crown City sounds good

[@XMANIAFLYYY]

Uhm.. okay lol

[@5562novascotia]

It’s crodova

[@boblewin7099]

Wow, I am getting old. Is this how people talk nowadays?

[@AndalusianLuis]

Bob Lewin no, only if you’re a cringy incel like this guy

[@SCSilk]

If this is who I think it is, he’s married with children.

[@lol-xs9wz]

I'm not a native english speaker and I had no problem understanding him. What's your problem?

[@kosycat1]

3:15 as a Marylander that is an understatement Maryland has to be one of the weirdest places in the world

[@jairoherrera4040]

Shouodve gave east maryland to delware (that pocket land or that is almost surrounded by water while move the norther border far north

[@ferretive]

@@jairoherrera4040 no we should just annex delaware that would be better

[@FrostyLosty]

I didn’t realize it was 10 mins long... I also didn’t know I would want to watch the whole thing.

[@XMANIAFLYYY]

lol happens to me a lot..

[@ErdTirdMans]

Mispronunciations are killing me. Potomac = Puh-toe-mick, Philadelphia = Fill-uh-dell-fee-uh. Something weird is going on with your "Virginia" too.

[@davidbedwell7647]

Erd Tird Mans he must be from Canada.

[@davidelligott2883]

Not to mention Ore-gone.

[@simonestreeter1518]

Not to mention Oregon (ORE-eee-gun) and Rio Grande (In English, Rio GRAND)

[@jasonadamik2206]

I and many Texans (and New Mexicans) don't mispronounce Rio Grande as 'REE-oh Grand,' but rather say 'REE-oh GRAHND-ay', as in Spanish. It would be like saying that the 'correct' pronunciation of tortilla is not as it is in Spanish but as it /appears/ in English - but... No one says 'tor-TILL-uh' except Yankees who may never have eaten one. I could go on.

[@msmorningstar2116]

He pronounced Oregon as Ore-gone. 😵 It's Ore-gun. Born and raised there. But for three decades I've been a Texan. Van? It sounds like Tex-us. 😁

[@cornheadahh]

Your voice has improved exponentially over your last couple videos. Good speed, good tonality, and I was able to understand everything perfectly. That deserves a like. I'm looking forward to seeing what you'll come out with next. Keep it up! I love Geography video channels! I really appreciate the amount of effort you put into your videos. Remember to always keep improving!!! You should do a video about China next time, it would be pretty awesome considering not many people make videos about China geography.

[@VanDeGraph]

China is in the pipeline. I plan on making a video similar to the Russian Federation Explained video. Currently though I also plan on doing this for Indonesia, India, and Spain so it might take a while.

[@muhammadvitra2716]

Thanks for doing indonesia!! Greetings from all of indonesian

[@Zestyclose-Big3127]

a wee note about Indonesia: school history textbooks claim here that Indonesia had claimed all of the Dutch East Indies when they proclaimed independence (i.e. including Dutch New Guinea), and that the results of the 1949 conference that ended in NL seceding Indonesia (apart from New Guinea) implied that Indonesia would suddenly get it (thus justifying the things that included the Indonesian invasion of NL new guinea). And a decent number of people seem to believe that East Timor joined because they wanted to (this would be during Suharto's regime - during whichpeople were made to think that being outside during a solar eclipse would be lethal (students aside - at least they knew better) ) Can't find another source for that on the Internet though. Do take what I wrote with a grain of salt, I guess?

[@LocalFBIAgent]

NO T H O T S I couldn't understand it and generally I can do so very well. He may have just been slightly fast.

[@muhammadvitra2716]

Kerstkrans Ya-Mian yes, many people in east timr want to join indonesia but, the neo communist government declined the offer and there was a demonstration and then indonesia invades it

[@NotPeteMcCabe]

I quite enjoyed this. I love learning about this stuff. And keep your personal style. It's part of what makes this enjoyable.

[@andrewkovnat]

High-pass filter, or nasal-toned voice?

[@DJMichaelAngelo]

both! :-D

[@asston712]

Sounds like he has a cold.

[@GhotiCan]

Crappy mic

[@blake2483]

You deserve way more subs

[@TheCharmZ]

"Pa-toe-mack" haha

[@ramengod6162]

dude sounds like a pro Minecrafter

[@VanDeGraph]

* out of place dubstep music intro * Hey what's up guys, its VanDeGraph, and welcome back to another minecraft video. And today we are going to be using an obscure mod that literally breaks the game, but it also lets you ride a dragon while also riding on a pig so its forgivable.

[@kxjdr4325]

hey!

[@Deoptics8]

VanDeGraph Where did you get your maps?

[@strawberryrhubarbs]

It's pronounced "Puhtomic"

[@lavamelon729]

Dave Iden Yes! I'm from Virginia so that irritated me a little.

[@mctyler26]

Everytime I heard him end it with “Mack”, I winced..

[@kmjober]

Don't worry, he also said Oregone, not Oregun which is how it is pronounced, although since it is spelled Oregon, confusion is understandable

[@SDEexorect]

Dave Iden it killed me too

[@LABoh122]

Dave Iden “oraygon” he meant oregon

[@auburnmann3630]

What I got out of this: Maryland is the Union’s Civil War MVP!

[@howardwayne3974]

Which is total b s .Maryland gave a LOT of soldiers and horses to the south . plus their coastline hid a lot of southern blockade runners . maybe Yankee revisionists should tell the truth ? They might have more credibility that way . my ancestors served the south in that war and I'm quite familiar with it . including the Yankee pow camp called " the andersonville of the north " camp Douglas Illinois. One of my ancestors was captured when Vicksburg fell and was imprisoned there . there is a book out called " to die in Chicago " maybe you should read it . that is unless you want to keep on being laughed at . I know . its hard to admit you're wrong after all the Yankee lies you've been told all these years. But you see your teacher in school would have been fired if she had taught you anything else . and she really liked her retirement plan ..

[@ForceEight]

@@howardwayne3974 ah yes, let's take a lecture from the person whose ancestors are traitors regarding the revisionist history of the north, as though the south hasn't "white washed" everything, to this day.

[@TrollBreaker]

I learned more from this guy in 10 minutes than school ever taught me in 11 years up to this point.

[@Adam-kt7ho]

Troll Breaker How stupid must you be

[@TianoAnnunziata]

Then how did you type that

[@minnesotangaming8966]

That’s KZbin for ya

[@minnesotangaming8966]

Adam also no he’s not stupid it’s just the American school system teaches really really slow

[@TianoAnnunziata]

Minnesotan Gaming then ur an Idiot

[@quincybonk1395]

The way he pronounces Potomac makes me uncomfortable, I'm a Marylander so maybe it's just a Maryland way we pronounce it

[@neonjoe529]

No, it's not just you... I was raised in Minnesota, and now live in Wisconsin.... still sounded wrong to me.

[@the7thtrumpet781]

James Bond Same here my friend. If you look at the border of Washington County, Maryland it's shaped exactly like Maryland.

[@lavamelon729]

I'm from Virginia and we pronounce it like "puh toe mick."

[@blah7983]

North carolinian here. Its "putomic"

[@mctyler26]

West Virginia here.. putomic..

[@JumpToSafety]

nicely done on the Journey reference!

[@dragonflyer9964]

I would talk slower, its very confusing

[@idontknowwhatimdoing4632]

use a q-tip to clean your ears.

[@misatzu]

Ear wax doesn't accelerate and chop up speech, moron.

[@xvii8693]

I love how you have the American theme in the background 😂

[@lenard4659]

europeans: drawing borders on rivers, mountains etc. americans: STRAIGHT LINES

[@egoriakovlev3459]

Amazing information, but please slow down just a tiny bit! Good job!

[@theborg2638]

Great Video, very informative and interesting, but one big PLEASE: Get a new mic or better sound recording software and do it more slowly, maybe even make 2 videos out of it. That would make it perfect. Aside from that, great work!

[@bokangzhu1039]

You need to 1. Slow down 2. Have clear demarcation between sections 3. Better visual clue to show what you're referring 4. Better visual clue within the maps themselves (e.g. use the same color for the state, and the border it claims)

[@Ayden_B]

Great vid, just some tips, *slow down *give longer pauses *clean up the audio

[@Religious_man]

I know you're Canadian, so I thank you for doing videos of my home country. Kudos

[@Tsnore]

Interesting all, and then there's that chunk of Southwick, Mass. that dips down into Connecticut.

[@AWWx2]

This was so brilliantly done that I had to subscribe! Thanks for these tantalizing little tid-bits of U.S. state and international border history. I always wondered what it would be like to live in that little piece of the USA totally surrounded by Canada, although I think someone already did a story on TV about the school bus that has to pass customs every day to get kids back and forth to U.S. Schools. I didn't know about that place in Iowa that is in Nebraska, (if you know what I mean)... will have to talk to my Iowa relatives about that and see how they feel about it. But yes, this was fun to watch, well-narrated, and I'll have to watch and look again so I can see all those fine points. Best wishes, and yes, I subscribed.

[@andymurday4538]

He talks too fast. Don't get what he's saying.

[@neonjoe529]

maybe you should try listening slower.

[@texannationalist5887]

hol up

[@JohnRoss1]

You can run the video/audio at 75% speed. or e v e n S l o w e r..

[@DJMichaelAngelo]

we shouldn't have to resort to this

[@no_peace]

Can't slow it down on mobile :/

[@MegamikazeMoriko]

honorable mentions: -elm point (basically an tiny uninhabited point roberts) -province island (island split between quebec and vermont) -isles of shoals (only islands to be split by interstate borders, namely maine and new hampshire)

[@Mark-Wilson]

thats interesting

[@jdanon203]

Interesting but goes too fast. Slow down a little bit so it doesn't seem like someone on a coke binge made this video.

[@misatzu]

Worst KZbin narrator ever (and I'm not one of those who misuse "ever" several times a day).

[@wholeNwon]

That was a lot to digest.

[@samwallaceart288]

This narration sounds like equal parts South Park and (How to) Kill a Mockingbird. And I'm in love with it

[@cagedtigersteve]

Gonna make building that border wall difficult

[@q0uth_79]

It’s pronounced The Pa-To-Mic river

[@messythehead]

"Potomack"

[@novadhd]

yeah lol and does not rhyme with Big Mac

[@cuongta2019]

You are right 👍👍👍

[@universodosgamesevlogs4509]

What if it was called Pac-Man river? That would be great

[@coe8159]

Puh-toe-mick

[@Maxforce12Maxforce12]

Fast and gets to the point, no filler unlike other 10 minute long videos on youtube. Great video!

[@TravelingPrik]

Aaaaand cut! Great video! Now this time let's try it with A LOT less coffee involved. Aaaand ACTION!

[@eli6891]

2:14 i always wondered why the park next to liberty island and ellis island was named liberty state park even though those islands are new york property

[@mywaterfountain]

The information in this video is phenomenal! One small request: If the presenter would please slow down on following videos you would be much easier to understand! I chose to not finish your video because the speech was just too rapid and hard to process. But again, wonderful information and very informative. Thank you for taking the time to get this information together!

[@MrBigmouse72]

Played at 0.75 speed. Sounds just right. And drunk

[@cam8396]

Lol it does

[@ScreechingPossum]

That made it both actually understandable and more entertaining Great tip 👍

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Literally just found the out by accident 🤣

[@zair_e4821]

0.9x is better

[@keinekotsuextras3315]

Michigan: Okay, Ohio, I will give you Toledo for a part of what-seems Wisconsin! Ohio: 0_0

[@drumdad54sdl47]

And MI got the better end of that deal, I say. 😌

[@AJ42K]

Holy Toledo!

[@AlexCoburn]

drumdad54 sdl Well yeah Ohio got stuck with Toledo

[@malmasterson3890]

I have family up in the U. P. They call themselves Upers and some actually want to split off & make their own state since they're so different from the rest of Michigan.

[@millenniumman75]

This is the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry continues today.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

One detail you missed about Maryland's many weird border anomalies is that, at one point, the Mason-Dixon Line was (I think) 12-15 miles north of where the current line that defines the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland, but for some arcane reason once known to me but now lost to memory, it was negotiated to have that border drawn further south to what it is now.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Blame Penn and Calvert debating on where territory lines should be. Mason and Dixon were hired to correct it later on.

[@Jduude]

This triagonal line is mine. XD I get it!

[@SynchroScore]

Fun one for me: Chicago was almost in Wisconsin. Just like Ohio, the northern border of Illinois was originally meant to be a line drawn due west from the southernmost tip of Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River. However, when time came to petition for statehood, it was found that the Illinois Territory didn't have enough citizens to qualify under the legislation of the time, so they simply moved the border further north. So Wisconsin got screwed out of Chicago and the UP. Take that, Cheesheads!

[@scottanderson8167]

Despite your borderline-criminal pronunciation, the info is great. Subbed!

[@morellapoe2814]

borderline-criminal! haha perfect description.

[@macforme]

Revisiting this video... Lots of great information. And I am glad you have the music playing softly even if it was the Anthem. In order to keep up with the machine-gun audio delivery I had to go to the gear wheel, next to Closed Caption (CC) , and set the video speed to .75 instead of normal. It sounds a bit weird at first , but it is a Hellva lot easier to follow.

[@sh3vski543]

My guy took a whole bottle of Adderall before the video

[@geoboe84]

Regarding the Delmarva, the transpeninsular line was established going across at the peninsula's widest point, which is Delaware's southern border, then turns north at the midpoint until it meets the 12 mile circle.

[@vincenteparker]

OMG! He said Potomac wrong!!!!!!!! *I'm from MD....

[@vincenteparker]

and Philly...

[@ssbsanta562]

He said it like PAH-TOE-MAC

[@itsjvck1]

Cameron Patterson I say PAH TOE MIC

[@MariaIsabel-zb2fi]

So am I, but it's fiiiiine

[@chelseagirl278]

He’s Canadian 😃

[@ro-gg3rs]

*Me when I saw this* Me: Why do I see my state as a thumbnail

[@peterallman8474]

Fascinating stuff, sounds to be well researched (I hope), good graphics. But oh, the pace. I couldn't keep up and had to bail out.

[@SlothDemon-fi3pi]

Please speak slower. Great video anyway.

[@PokeTube]

ɧҽɭɭɷ

[@PokeTube]

hello

[@macedindu829]

You can adjust the speed, brah.

[@ShadowGamer507]

I like a KZbinr that doesn't speak like we're all half-deaf seniors.

[@daniellewis6394]

Agreed. Excellent information, just please slow down a touch and take some pauses here and there :]

[@minttu1096]

People are whining about audio. Meanwhile I, Finnish girl, can understand and hear it all...

[@3strikesyoureout]

Are you Finnished already?

[@minttu1096]

James that guy never heard that one before... 🙄

[@misatzu]

The narration was rushed and chopped up from start to ... guess what? ... Fffffffi--okayimouttahere =)

[@littlegoobie]

because functional illiteracy is very high in America

[@AndalusianLuis]

He’s not hard to understand, he just sounds stupid af

[@lalolara123]

Great video! Lots of good stuff I learned. I will look at what else you got.👍

[@ricebro7044]

1:23 so there’s a town named corona

[@ophadamia2579]

On the border itself

[@kohencidence4485]

For a second I thought you was talking about Cordova but I see Corona now

[@alexyoung-davies100]

It’s Cordova

[@masontrinh6880]

@@alexyoung-davies100 look north

[@jeykies3745.]

@@alexyoung-davies100 no

[@ianpatterson3471]

Sorry VdC, but I couldn't finish watching. Fascinating topic, good-looking graphics, but oh your nonstop gabble is impossible to listen to. :( Relax a bit, take a breath, and give viewers a moment to glance at each map and read the captions.

[@osearthesp]

I disagree completely. Slow down your playback speed with < key, if your getting too old for the youtuberies?

[@spiritmatter1553]

Almost sounded to me like he had braces on his teeth. Narrator should re-record, avoid the monotone and mispronunciations.

[@saintinlower48]

So complicated, and yet so interesting!

[@wildwezulgames4764]

This should have been a 20-30 min video. You talked way to fast, left out info and while your graphics are great, just as they came up, they were gone because you were going so fast. Can't learn if we can't see and understand it.

[@DJMichaelAngelo]

that's a typical millenial for ya *lol - short attention span graphics for the ADD crowd

[@B3D5X]

DJMichaelAngelo How does what you said make any sense? Please talk slower and make video longer = I have a short attention span? Ha.

[@bigdiglett3258]

I saw and understood it perfectly, maybe you should improve your listening skills

[@zapoww]

I can see what you mean, but I could understand it fine.

[@deepgardening]

Great to hear all these complicated histories! I always wondered if da UP became part of Michigan just to make sure the Brits didn't grab it by attaching it to the more settled mitten-land. Good on ya for saying "Rio Grande" in the Spanish way, but everyone in Oregon says "Orragun". (accent on the first.) You could just say the Pig War happened on San Juan Island, (indeed the biggest of the group in the Salish Sea) Another episode might cover why so many places in the Salish Sea have Spanish names and another on how the Salish Sea got it's name (rather recently)

[@LibertarianPatriot]

I’m from saint Joseph, Missouri and this is the first time I’ve heard that rosecrans airport is part of Missouri ! That’s amazing news thank you for sharing

[@wokeup3743]

CHANGING SPEED SETTING FROM NORMAL TO 0.75 HELPS

[@whatsup7535]

Dont have an issue with his speed, its the fact that it sounds so muffled

[@desertwolf8089]

Excellent post.

[@JarcodeRover]

Top tip: watch it in 0.75 speed, i just couldn't hold on man.. The information is interesting!

[@japanball2252]

who here isn't American,too

[@ColonizerChan]

Japan Ball not me, I live in the south...

[@unfriendlyface3647]

+awfulguitarplucker You obviously never seen any other borders. The us borders are way better than ones from asia and Europe

[@dragon_2cu]

Japan Ball I'm Australian

[@mdcs1992]

Interesting channel. Always been fascinated by maps, geography etc. Liked and subbed. Thanks for your work.

[@AlisonBryen]

Oxbow lakes!!

[@adamlindo8570]

brandybuck1984 lol learned that from earth science last year

[@mauritianmapping6249]

space

[@MrBorn2ski]

I feel like I need a nap, after listening to this. Dude slow down, take a breath in between words, hell I’d settle for a breath in between sentences!

[@brandoncamacho1868]

I can hear him perfectly fine, fix your ears dude.

[@socal3154]

I like how you add our national anthem in the background! :D

[@yeswynks]

fun fact: The oregon territoy was unclaimed, Making the ownership belong to Russia.

[@OneOfThoseTypes]

Good thing that was corrected.

[@aidensanders2534]

It was claimed by the UK, that's very well known.