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Take a look at the northern border of the state of Connecticut and you're likely to notice something intriguing. Along the northern border, there is a "notch" that cuts into the state. Why does it exist? What is its function?
Curious about the history, I spoke with two experts on the matter. One from Suffield, CT and the other from Southwick, MA. Both individuals were able to explain the history of the "notch" and its current status.
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Extended Interview with Lester Smith can be found here: • Extended Interview: Le...
Extended Interview with Lee Hamberg can be found here: • Extended Interview: Le...
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Citations:
#1: Stein, Mark. How the States Got Their Shapes. HarperCollins, 2009, p. 45-46.
#2: Hamberg, Lee. Phone interview. 16 Dec. 2018.
#3: Smith, Lester. In-person interview. 14 Dec. 2018.
#4: Maps.app, Apple, Accessed 19 Dec. 2018. I used some screenshots from Apple's Map application.
#5: "The Southwick Jog." Connecticut Museum Quest, CTMQ, 14 Apr. 2016, www.ctmq.org/the-southwick-jog/. Accessed 19 Dec. 2018.
#6: "The Granby Notch." State Senator John A. Kissel, 25 Jan. 2010, ctsenaterepublicans.com/2010/01/the-granby-notch/. Accessed 19 Dec. 2018.
#7: Soniak, Matt. "The True Story of the Southwick Jog." Mental Floss, 26 Dec. 2012, mentalfloss.com/article/32031/true-story-southwick-jog. Accessed 19 Dec. 2018.
#8: Suffield Historical Society, www.suffieldhistoricalsociety.org. Accessed 19 Dec. 2018.
#9: "Why is there a "jog" in Connecticut's border with Massachusetts?" Connecticut State Library, libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/maps/jog. Accessed 19 Dec. 2018.
#10: Southwick Historical Society, www.southwickhistoricalsociety.org. Accessed 19 Dec. 2018.
#11: Outro Song: “Fill Me In” by Atwaters featuring Yeon: • Atwaters - Fill Me In ... Used with artist’s consent. The contents and views of this video may not necessarily be shared with the artist.
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Комментарии : 16

@isaiahpenny9501 5 лет назад

I NEVER knew there was a notch and now it’s bothering me.

@MieumMedia 5 лет назад

You will never be able to unsee it 😉

@badhombre640 3 года назад

You mean a "Jog" 😉

@9520575 Год назад

I remember Lester talking to my Kindergarden class in 1980s in Suffield

@MieumMedia Год назад

That's awesome!

@Bobbyboom413 7 месяцев назад

It happened at the turn of the 20th century. The story I've heard was the criminals would jump across the Mass border because police couldn't follow. Then Connecticut quietly agreed to sell that patch of land to Massachusetts without telling anyone. Allowing police to follow law breakers into what used to be another state. Criminals would literally stop and rest a few feet away from the border after crossing it. Picture the looks on their faces when police just walked right up and arrested them. I'm not 100% sure how true this is. I lived my entire life in the Berkshires and this was the story that many of us were told.

@sheddingdog522 4 года назад

Nice piece. I grew up in Southwick, and was in Boy Scouts with Lee. Great to hear his voice again. When asked where Southwick is, I ww]always say, we are that notch that goes into Connecticut.

@paulguyette1392 4 года назад

Lester Smith . I literally spent so much time with this man

@paulguyette1392 4 года назад

I'm from Suffield . 👌🏼

@prushimush 3 года назад

Weird. The MA border extending to the water line on the Congamond Lakes reminds me of another weird border law: New Jersey and Delaware. Delaware's legal border extends to the very shore of NJ within the "twelve mile circle"; consequently, land reclaimed from the river line(Finns Point) is legally part of Delaware. There's no homes there or weird tax issues that I'm aware of, though.