Cemetery Siting in the Bluestone Reservation Area, Summers County, West Virginia: 1750-1997

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dc.contributor.authorCottle, Rebecca K.en
dc.contributor.committeechairCarstensen, Laurence W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCampbell, James B. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMorrill, Robert W.en
dc.contributor.departmentGeographyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:51:57Zen
dc.date.adate1997-08-25en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:51:57Zen
dc.date.issued1997-05-09en
dc.date.rdate1997-08-25en
dc.date.sdate1997-05-09en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the effects of transportation network changes, settlement pattern changes, population density and terrain characteristics upon cemetery siting. Due to the practically inviolate legal status of cemeteries, they provide a window to the past. Geographic Information Systems technology was used to analyze geophysical attributes of the cemetery sites. As transportation modes changed and improved, the distances from decedent's residences to burial sites increased. Also, cemetery upkeep is somewhat related to ease of accessibility, but other factors enter into this relationship. Personal interviews suggest that family"ties to the land" have an effect upon cemetery utilization and maintenance in rural southern West Virginia. Early cemeteries were sited in river and creek bottoms. More recently sited cemeteries are located at higher elevations.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-61497-121752en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-61497-121752/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36837en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjecttransportation patternsen
dc.subjectsettlement patternsen
dc.subjectcemeteriesen
dc.subjectpopulationen
dc.titleCemetery Siting in the Bluestone Reservation Area, Summers County, West Virginia: 1750-1997en
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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