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If water resources determined state lines, Colorado would look like this

An idea from the 19th Century about water resources is sparking a lot of discussion in the 21st Century. In 1879, explorer John Wesley Powell suggested using water and topography as the basis for determining the boundaries of Western states. … Continue reading

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