I think all of the ideas are great and I would keep the land west of the Mississippi. James you can do whatever you want with it. I was planning on doing stuff when I posted originally but it fell off the table for me. I wouldn't be able to find the time to actually work on it.

Also I would add ...

I honestly didn't think anyone would pick this up. I thought it disappeared in the forums. I really like what you did and some of the bonuses like Major Cities and all that seems like a very good idea to add a little bit more complexity to the map. Also I know Lincoln was born in a cabin somewhere ...

Map Name: Kentucky
Mapmaker(s): Myself or Someone here could take the project.
Number of Territories: 120
Special Features: Rivers mainly
What Makes This Map Worthy of Being Made: I believe the number of counties would be a good use for large games. There would be enough room for eight people ...