#9 The Inland South

The Inland South incudes Virginia, West Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, parts of Missouri, Louisiana and Texas. It is common for this region to experience flash floods.  In San Diego, flash floods are not common.  In this region, events like the Civil War took place.  This was the area were slavery was legal, this was also where many civl right movements occurred. During the 1960's-1970's, NASCAR mostly took place in the Inland South.  This is where it gained its popularity.

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