dequincyjelly t1_jadavm6 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:47 PM Reply to ELI5: Why does the top left part of the Texas border appear straight edged and angled on maps? by Moggy-Man Slightly off topic but i read the panhandle bit was taken off Texas when it joined as it was the dividing latitude for slavery being legal. That bit went to oklahoma eventually. Permalink 2
dequincyjelly t1_jadavm6 wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why does the top left part of the Texas border appear straight edged and angled on maps? by Moggy-Man
Slightly off topic but i read the panhandle bit was taken off Texas when it joined as it was the dividing latitude for slavery being legal. That bit went to oklahoma eventually.