It's just that you were born too late to have an effect on naming the
countries regions. Here's the history of the name.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States#History_of_the_term_Midwest>
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/4/2016 1:44 PM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
... aren't West, from my perspective,
Interesting to see the geographic identity in different parts of the
country. When people talk about the "Mid West" I'm thinking Colorado
which to me looks pretty "mid". But they are talking about Ohio which is
"Back East" to me. If I paddle 5km west I'm in Canada. :)
Mike
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