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The colonies were generally bounded by geographic features. As surveys and surveying developed, specific points like the "four corners" could be used as markers. Claims like "fifty four forty, or fight"actually meant something. About a zillion years from now, Oklahoma will be larger than Texas as the Red River continues its march to the South. Rivers are living things: they change their minds, the geologic plates clash, oceans ebb and fall, new volcanic activities create new lands, and others are destroyed in the process. Boundaries are established. Geology is constantly moving.

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When did Colorado become part of the US?

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