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Autor/in | Lockwood, Catherine M. |
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Titel | Systematic Spacing of Townsites along Eastern South Dakota's Rail Lines. |
Quelle | In: International Journal of Social Education, 5 (1990) 2, S.77-82 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0889-0293 |
Schlagwörter | Case Studies; Correlation; Human Geography; Land Settlement; Maps; Migration; Municipalities; Population Distribution; Rail Transportation; Science and Society; Social Science Research; Technology; United States History; South Dakota |
Abstract | Investigates townsite distribution in South Dakota's land settlement pattern. Reviews past theories explaining eastern South Dakota's systematic spacing of towns along rail lines. Indicates a correlation between railroad functions and town development, advancing the theory that nineteenth-century railroad technology, involving traffic control and track maintenance, necessitated distributing townsites every 8 to 10 miles. (CH) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |