Systematic Spacing of Townsites along Eastern South Dakota's Rail Lines.

Lockwood, Catherine M.

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ERIC Number: EJ431897

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Publication Date: 1990

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Systematic Spacing of Townsites along Eastern South Dakota's Rail Lines.

Lockwood, Catherine M.

International Journal of Social Education, v5 n2 p77-82 Fall 1990

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)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Correlation, Human Geography, Land Settlement, Maps, Migration, Municipalities, Population Distribution, Rail Transportation, Science and Society, Social Science Research, Technology, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Dakota

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