THE AMERICAN STATE CAPITAL, A TWENTIETH CENTURY GROWTH POLE

Authors

Frederick A. Hirsch, Oregon College of Education

Abstract

A fall-out of our avoidance of " capes and bays" geography has been a " benign neglect" of political capitals. In addition to the mental block arising from past tedious memorizations of their existence has been a second factor of sparseness of cases. The United States with fifty state capitals has more than the number of capitals in most of the other federally organized sovereignties. The scientifically oriented among academic geographers have preferred to analyze phenomena in greater abundance such as central places or stream beds.

Recommended Citation

Hirsch, Frederick A. (1973) "THE AMERICAN STATE CAPITAL, A TWENTIETH CENTURY GROWTH POLE," The Geographical Bulletin: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/thegeographicalbulletin/vol7/iss1/5