Map of the Day: The Appalachian Region

by: Clem Guttata

Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 18:03:50 PM EDT

The Federal Government defines the Appalachian Region as "a 200,000-square-mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It includes all of West Virginia and parts of twelve other states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia." The map [below] appears courtesy of the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Map from The Encyclopedia of Applachia. Another map and more  of the region available here.