Rivers and Trains Worksheet

Go to the North Carolina History Hoppers website (www.cobitz.com/history) and click on Search the database.

Sort by distance to river.  Write below what you notice about the way the entries line up chronologically (by year) when sorted by distance to rivers.

Is there a date when the entries stop lining up as well?  What is the date?

Now go back and sort on distance to railroad.  Write below what you notice about the way the entries line up chronologically when sorted by distance to railroad?

Is there a date when the entries start lining up well?  What is the date?

Why do you think the markers have the patterns of date vs. distance to river or railroad that you see?