How the Great Depression Fueled a Grassroots Movement to Create a New State Called Absaroka
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from Smithsonian Magazine1 month ago
In early 1935, widespread poverty and discontent led residents of northern Wyoming, southeastern Montana, and western South Dakota to propose the creation of a new state, Absaroka.
Smithsonian Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-great-depression-fueled-grassroots-movement-to-create-a-new-state-called-absaroka-180984873/
Sheridan residents felt marginalized, believing they had to enter other states to reach their capital, sparking a grassroots movement for secession and statehood.
Smithsonian Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-great-depression-fueled-grassroots-movement-to-create-a-new-state-called-absaroka-180984873/
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