Author: Malcolm A. BirdPublisher:
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Category : Industrial districts
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Proposed Zoning and Covenant Provisions for the Lehigh Valley Industrial Park, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Author: Malcolm A. BirdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial districts
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Urban Transportation Research and Planning, Current Literature
Author: Planning References
Author: California. Department of Finance. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
National Union Catalog
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Preservation Plan
Author: Lowell Historic Preservation Commission (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
... An 8 year plan to preserve Lowell's historic and cultural resources in order to tell the story of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century; included in the plan are mills, institutions, residences, commercial buildings and canals; describes the areas covered; discusses preservation standards, public improvements, financing, related programs, etc.; provides architectural information, dates of construction, history, plans for building reuse, etc. of specific structures in the Lowell National Historic Park and Lowell Heritage State Park ...
A History of Appalachia
Author: Richard B. DrakePublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813137934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.
The Northampton County Reporter
Author: The Pocono Plateau
Author: Henry S. CattellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monroe County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Washington Soils
Author: Elton FulmerThe Schuylkill Legal Record
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description