{"id":5854,"date":"2013-06-27T14:07:46","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T18:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/?p=5854"},"modified":"2018-01-11T14:19:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T19:19:11","slug":"mapping-industrialization-railroads-and-factories-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/2013\/06\/27\/mapping-industrialization-railroads-and-factories-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping industrialization: Railroads and factories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I created these maps for LEARN NC as part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnnc.org\/lp\/editions\/nchist-newsouth\/4745\">a unit on industrialization in North Carolina<\/a> to show why factories were built where they were. The map showing the location of textile mills was used in an exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History in 2011. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The counties in each map are drawn with present-day boundaries for reference. Click any map for a larger version.<\/p>\n<h3>Factories<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tobacco-mills-1896-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tobacco-mills-1896-1-1024x389.jpg\" alt=\"tobacco mills in North Carolina, 1896\" width=\"739\" height=\"281\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5862\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tobacco-mills-1896-1-1024x389.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tobacco-mills-1896-1-300x114.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tobacco-mills-1896-1-768x291.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tobacco-mills-1896-1-1088x413.jpg 1088w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tobacco-mills-1896-1.jpg 1895w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Locations of tobacco mills in North Carolina, 1896. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/textile-mills-1896.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/textile-mills-1896-1024x381.jpg\" alt=\"textile mills in North Carolina, 1896\" width=\"739\" height=\"275\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5860\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/textile-mills-1896-1024x381.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/textile-mills-1896-300x112.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/textile-mills-1896-768x286.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/textile-mills-1896-1088x405.jpg 1088w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/textile-mills-1896.jpg 1895w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Locations of textile mills in North Carolina, 1896. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Railroads<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1860_railroads.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1860_railroads-1024x444.jpg\" alt=\"railroads in North Carolina, 1860\" width=\"739\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5859\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1860_railroads-1024x444.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1860_railroads-300x130.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1860_railroads-768x333.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1860_railroads-1088x472.jpg 1088w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1860_railroads.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_railroads-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_railroads-1-1024x444.jpg\" alt=\"railroads in North Carolina, 1896\" width=\"739\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5863\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_railroads-1-1024x444.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_railroads-1-300x130.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_railroads-1-768x333.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_railroads-1-1088x472.jpg 1088w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_railroads-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Railroads in North Carolina, 1860 (top) and 1896.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Factories and railroads<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_tobacco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_tobacco-1024x444.jpg\" alt=\"tobacco mills and railroads in North Carolina, 1896\" width=\"739\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5857\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_tobacco-1024x444.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_tobacco-300x130.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_tobacco-768x333.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_tobacco-1088x472.jpg 1088w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_tobacco.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_textile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_textile-1024x444.jpg\" alt=\"textile mills and railroads in North Carolina, 1896\" width=\"739\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5856\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_textile-1024x444.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_textile-300x130.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_textile-768x333.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_textile-1088x472.jpg 1088w, http:\/\/www.davidwalbert.com\/dw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1896_rrs_textile.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Locations of tobacco (top) and textile mills in relation to railroads, 1896.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<p><small>Maps on this page were originally published by LEARN NC and are licensed under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY-ND).<\/small> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I created these maps for LEARN NC as part of a unit on industrialization in North Carolina to show why factories were built where they were. 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