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Road Networks, Franklin and Augusta Counties, 1860
On a per capita basis Augusta had more major and minor roads than Franklin. On a per square mile basis Franklin was more
densely networked in major roads, but Augusta was more densely networked in minor roads.
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Augusta |
Franklin |
| Miles of major roads per capita |
0.029 |
0.023 |
| Miles of minor roads per capita |
0.055 |
0.009 |
| Miles of major roads per square mile |
0.64 |
1.26 |
| Miles of minor roads per square mile |
1.23 |
0.53 |
The data are based on the GIS of Augusta and Franklin households--maps are derived from a D. H. Davison map of Franklin County,
published in 1858, and a Jedediah Hotchkiss map of Augusta County, published in 1870, and based on surveys completed "during
the war." The maps have been georeferenced at the Virginia Center for Digital History, using ESRI Arc Info to produce a Geographic
Information Systems map and database of households based on U.S. census data from the population, agricultural, and slaveowners'
schedules.
Note: Augusta's per capita figures include the entire population, slave and free.
Edward L. Ayers and William G. Thomas, III
Road Networks, Franklin and Augusta Counties, 1860
2001
Points of Analysis to this Data:
 "Slavery brought not only wealth but also roads, bridges, railroads, canals, and turnpikes to Augusta, in an elaborate display
of building, enterprise, and growth."
"The visible differences that slavery made in the arrangement of the landscape were apparent to many observers, but Northerners
and Southerners interpreted them differently. Northerners focused on land value per acre and Southerners on the dollar value
of their crops."
Citation: Key = E163
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