South (United States of America) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
cultural region in the southeastern and south-central United States
About South (United States of America)
The South is much more a cultural region than a geographical one; states west of Texas are not considered part of "The South", no matter how far south they are. The broadest definition of the South includes all states which had slavery until the end of the American Civil War in 1865, putting its definite northern limit on the Mason–Dixon line betweenPennsylvaniaandMaryland. TheDeep South(Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia) is usually considered to be the most archetypal region of the South. TheBorder States(Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware) remained in the Union during the Civil War. The South was first settled by the British at Roanoke Island in 1585, and the first permanent British settlement was at Jamestown in 1607. Many of the early settlers in the Sou
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