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orphan area

19 years ago

It struck me today that gardening wise I am in an orphan area. PA is a long state that goes from the Great Lakes to the Mid Atlantic region. Pittsburgh and the central area of PA cannot be either one of these any more than we can call ourselves midwest or northeast. So where do we belong???? As far as I can tell we belong to no-where. And whereas this might be a problem of logistics, in a more practical sense it is limiting where I can write for. Regional magazines want writers within that region - so I cannot claim to be Great Lakes, Midwest or Mid Atlantic or Northeast.

Does anyone want to adopt the area????

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John_D
19 years ago
If you got snow last weekend, you should be able to claim being part of the Midwestern Climate zone.
trudi_d
18 years ago
I'll paste in a link for geologic maps of central PA. From them you should be able to get the name and gelogic natural history for your region. You may also want to consult with the area tribal associations to ask their name for the region--they may even be able to offer/input history for the land and their people too.

Here is a link that might be useful: PSU maps
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