Augusta County Town, Parnassus
This close-up view of Parnassas shows the loose development of Augusta's small villages.
The map is derived from a Jedediah Hotchkiss map of Augusta County, published in 1870, and based on surveys completed "during
the war." The Hotchkiss map has been georeferenced at the Virginia Center for Digital History, using ESRI Arc Info to produce
a Geographic Information Systems map and database of households.
Edward L. Ayers and William G. Thomas, III Augusta County Town, Parnassus 2001
Points of Analysis to this Data:
"Chambersburg was a larger place than Staunton, but no more vibrant or connected to the market than its Southern counterpart."
"Franklin and Augusta exhibited different spatial organizations, with a more organized and commercial approach in Franklin
and a settlement in Augusta that followed the contours of soil and land more closely."
Citation: Key = E028
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