What really caught my eye on the map that was posted was that the marked cities made three vertical bands, seperated by two open areas. I immediately thought back to the comments about "splitting the country into three parts". Perhaps someone already noticed this, as well, but the pattern really jumped out at me.
I wonder how that map would compare to a population density map.
BTW, for those freepers in CT, heads up:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/13/national/main629314.shtml