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Vast Talk of New States Sparks Historic Se raus
United Press International survey details proposals for new states from top to bottom. Superior would split Michigan, while Franklin Jefferson Aroostook Winston and Forgetonia appear in varied histories. District of Columbia and Puerto Rico also surface in ongoing debates. Some plans linger as political symbolism.
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Superior
Texas
Franklin
Sequoyah
Congress
Idaho
California
New York City
District of Columbia
Navajo Indian Reservation
New York
Long Island
Maryland
Puerto Rico
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Wisconsin
Toledo
Ohio
Dominic Jacobetti
United States
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