Georgia should have had access to the Tennessee River…
The AJC has an interesting story about how the north part of Georgia should include part of the Tennessee River, which would give us access to all of that water. However, a cheap governor in the early 1800’s caused the state line to be placed about a mile too far south, cutting us off from the river.
It doesn’t directly affect the current drought situation (and no, we shouldn’t try to sue to “claim what’s ours”), but it’s a unique story nonetheless.
December 1st, 2007 at 8:25 pm
[...] Of course, none of this would matter if our cheap governor in the early 1800’s hadn’t caused the state line to be placed a mile too far south. [...]