Urban Growth on the Periphery of the Antebellum Cotton Belt: Atlanta, 1847–1860

David F. Weiman

The Journal of Economic History, 1988, vol. 48, issue 2, 259-272

Abstract: Based on the mercantile model of urban growth, I analyze the formative development of Atlanta during the antebellum period. Located at the intersection of three railroads, Atlanta's early growth and economic structure reflected its nodal position in the transport system. Subsequent railroad construction, however, eroded its initial locational advantage, while creating the opportunity for its emergence as a regional metropolis. This transformation was delayed until after the Civil War because of the marginal political and economic position of Atlanta and the Upcountry region, as a whole, within the state.

Date: 1988
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