That’s fair. I have a patchy knowledge of NE, and most of it is pre 1900s.

The rural parts would love to be independent. They don’t really have an economy though, so it’s hard to say.

Sounds like the State of Jefferson types in rural California.

the rural being in northern Maine, NH, and Vermont. The rural parts would love to be independent. They don’t really have an economy though, so it’s hard to say.

yeah there’s no way those areas could exist on their own. like you said, they have absolutely no economy. they either become part of canada or get absorbed into one of the nearby big states.