Jim,
The Mythical State of Jefferson is an area of south west Oregon and northern California that tried to form a new state in the late 1930s- early 1940s. The move might have succeeded but the attack on Pearl Harbor put a stop to it. It has not, however, been forgotten by the locals. There are "Entering The State of Jefferson" signs on some of the highways and the local NPR station is Jefferson Public Radio. This all got started because the folks in Portland and Sacramento didn't give a crap about this area and for that matter, mostly, still don't. We're lucky enough to be on the Oregon side of the line, by 2 miles, so at least we don't pay CA taxes.