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Lu, you wrote:
"Wikipedia defines Tennessee's southern border at 34d 59m,
not 35 d exactly, which is what the US Congress established as its
southern border."

Yes, I think that's just what they're getting at. The line was supposed to
be at 35d 00' by decree, but the surveyors marked a line that ends up being
at 34d 49'. That's been the legal border for almost two centuries. People in
the state of Georgia are now bringing up this minor historical issue because
if they can "re-claim" that one extra mile, they can grab water rights on
the Tennessee River (supposedly) which would essentially eliminate the
severe drought they've had in the past year in the greater Atlanta area.

If anyone is interested in "border wars", I started a thread on this on the
old compuserve boards at the same time I started the thread here. The one on
the CS boards has grown to over 25 messages:
http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=ws-sciencemath&nav=m
essages&tid=120519
(that URL should be one line)

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