the TRUE map of New England...pic.twitter.com/QuLyr3vRq5
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periodic reminder that the canal from Whitehall to Fort Edward makes New England an island by linking the Hudson to Lake Champlain, creating an unbroken water connection from the St Lawrence to Long Island Soundpic.twitter.com/k0RvLGVnXA
So... is Alaska in New England? It is north of NYC and west of Albany. 
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