West Virginia
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blockfrei
How did WV's geography contribute to its longstanding cultural isolation?
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dbrunner
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Communities grew in WV's isolated gorges and mountain valleys; the rough terrain discouraged travel into and out of the region in the days before modern technology made travel quick and easy.
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melintur
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WV's rough terrain made construction of interstate highways there very difficult; some of the world's foremost highway architects had to contribute to the project.
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