I’m studying geography and can’t quite grasp the correlation between railtracks and the creation of cities. I get that railtracks can transport natural resources, but I don’t see the connection.
In: 0
Old Steam engines needed to stop to take on water/coal. Given the sheer scale of the United States some of these stops would be in the middle of nowhere. Eventually people started building bars, inns and stores for the passengers and crew. Eventually these grew into turns and then into cities.
Similar things happened with the US highway system, small towns popped up around serving tourists traveling along the highways.
Latest Answers