r/geography May 02 '24

What's a really interesting border/feature/fact that you know that you feel doesn't get talked about much? Question

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u/_ca_492 29d ago

We have Gore’s where we live, when the land was being surveyed for town lines, steep winding mountains along those local borders created pockets outside the municipalities. If you live in one you don’t pay property taxes, but have to pay to send kids to one of the local schools.