Talk:Northeast Kingdom

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[edit] Aiken Quote

Can't find it on the web, but in the 50s, 60s and 70s, it was well known that Aiken was well aware that legislators from the Northeast Kingdom caucused and voted together as a bloc, much to the consternation of the rest of the legislature. Before one-man, one-vote, this was a substantial leg up for whatever proposed legislation they supported. This is why he referred to it as a "Kingdom." For "scenic beauty," he would have used the term "vista" or "park" or somesuch. "Kingdom" denoted political dominance, not "beauty!" Unfortunately the error has propagated itself on the web like any urban myth. A reference in hard copy from the 50s, 60s or 70s will have to be found.Student7 21:29, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] National Geographic Quote

Okay, maybe the quote belongs in Wikitravel, but how often does a small rural area get the attention of a famous organization?Student7 03:00, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Geologic history

It may not be that important to many, but a bunch of the stuff in the geologic section does not seem right; the claim that there were volcanoes involved in the creation of granite and marble in the NEK couldn't be true (since those types of rocks do not come from volcanoes), and the sources provided do not support the claim of volcanoes in the region either. Unless someone can provide some evidence of those various claims in the geology section soon, I'm going to delete them and rewrite it so it is more geologically accurate. Vter4life 01:07, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I removed marble, which is directly caused by pressure on limestone. That was perhaps concurrently produced from limestone when "great pressure" caused volcanoes. If somebody else wants to put a reference for marble and put it back in, fine. I put in a reference for granite which is from igneous rock.Student7 01:49, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Boundaries of NEK

If you accept Scott Wheeler's (editor of Northland Journal) interpretation of the Aiken quote, the NEK could be anything up to and including parts of New Hampshire and maybe even Canada and parts of Lamoille county. In the past 4 or 5 decades, it has been generally accepted as a political and geographical unit of Vermont, precisely the northeastern three counties and not including anything from NH at all! Student7 11:29, 20 May 2007 (UTC)