Date of Award
Spring 5-2015
Degree Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Geography and Geology
Committee Chair
Clifton V. Dixon
Committee Chair Department
Geography and Geology
Committee Member 2
Jerry Bass
Committee Member 2 Department
Geography and Geology
Committee Member 3
David Cochran
Committee Member 3 Department
Geography and Geology
Abstract
The settlement geography of the Gulf Coast of the United States possesses and shares unique cultural and historical characteristics. The thesis analyzes three selected towns along the coast: Indianola, Texas; Pascagoula, Mississippi; and Apalachicola, Florida. The thesis focuses on describing each town’s historical background and early efforts at permanent settlement, the expansion of the settlement using various modes of transportation such as shipping and railroads, the economic and agricultural base that was used to improve the settlement’s reputation, the characteristics of the settlement’s concept of folk housing, and the impact and recovery of the settlement from disasters such as fire and hurricanes. In other words, the thesis examined the settlement histories of three towns, and the importance of geographic site and situation to settlement success or failure.
Copyright
2015, Zachary Evan Kalina
Recommended Citation
Kalina, Zachary Evan, "A Settlement Geography of Three Ports on the Northern Gulf of Mexico: The Role of Rivers, Railroads, and Hurricanes: 1830-1930" (2015). Master's Theses. 88.
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/88