• The Gallstone in Omaha's Gut

  • Feb 23 2024
  • Length: 18 mins
  • Podcast

The Gallstone in Omaha's Gut

  • Summary

  • Borders are one of mankind's enduring geographic obsessions. Sometimes, natural features lend a hand to form them...until they decide to switch places overnight like the Missouri River did in 1877, stranding a little part of Iowa on the wrong side of the river. This anomaly eventually landed at the center of three Supreme Court cases, each one attempting to untangle tricky ideas such as avulsion and diversity of citizenship. Welcome to Carter Lake!

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