World Suggestions
Hey guys! I was wondering if anyone could help me find this type of world I'm looking for. I want to play a world that has a small town, New England feel to it. Lots of trees and small houses. Has any...
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"Rflong7;c-16856677" wrote:
I'm in Arkansas right now and it's pretty much backwoods, winding roads, and country life. ;)
Lived in Washington State, up state, and it was pretty much backwoods, winding roads, and country life. Left South Carolina and it was by an Air Force base but it was a small town, winding roads, and country life.
That's why I'm always confused about what makes it "New England." It must be the houses. Although the older houses are pretty much the same.
I think it's generally the architecture. That makes it "New England". Styles like the 17th Century Colonial, Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival with a scattering of Victorian style, usually in bright colors.
Across the border on the West Coast, we have mostly Victorian style houses; the ones that haven't been torn down due to McMansions and Vancouver Specials, because most of the people that came over to colonize north of the border were from England and the British Isles. Each region seems to have its own unique style on the East Coast.
You'll find that Canada's Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have similar architecture as the United States "New England" style.
https://novascotia.ca/archives/builtheritage/results.asp?Search=&SearchList1=3
Especially when you take a look at the proximity of NB and NS to Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. ;)
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K2MntCXHveI/XAP4Qa-BoHI/AAAAAAAAbgU/-VtrRK8SgRwj7jUQ2I0Q6fVZa3SkTGwsgCLcBGAs/s1600/NewEngland.jpg
Even more so, it comes from the culture of the area.
Whether it be Maritimers (Canadians) or New Englanders (Americans), they're salt-of-the-earth, forthright and straight-forward old English/British Isles stock folks and that's one of the nice things about that area of both Canada and the United States. They don't pussy-foot around. One of these times, if I can manage it...both financially and health-wise, I'd love to drive across Canada and visit the East Coast of Canada. I've always had a fascination with the East Coast to see the architecture and get to know the culture of the Maritimes.
