The North Carolina Atlas

A richly illustrated look at the past, present, and future of a changing southern state.

Douglas M. Orr Jr. is president of Warren Wilson College in Asheville Alfred W. Stuart is professor of geography at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Foreword

ix

James B. Hunt Jr.

Acknowledgments

xi

Introduction

1

(8)

The Natural Environment

9

(38)

Land Regions and Geology

10

(11)

Andy R. Bobyarchick

John A. Diemer

Weather and Climate

21

(9)

Peter J. Robinson

Vegetation

30

(9)

Arthur W. Cooper

Soils

39

(8)

Donald Steila

History

47

(30)

David R. Goldfield

Population

77

(26)

Sallie M. Ives

Alfred W. Stuart

Urbanization

103

(20)

Gerald L. Ingalls

The Economy

123

(26)

Harrison S. Campbell Jr.

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Mining

149

(28)

Agriculture

150

(10)

Tom Ross

Robert Reiman

Forest Resources

160

(5)

Tom Ross

Robert Reiman

The Fishing Industry

165

(3)

Tom Ross

Robert Reiman

Mining Industries

168

(5)

John F. Bender

Outlook

173

(4)

Tom Ross

Robert Reiman

Manufacturing

177

(22)

Alfred W. Stuart

Transporation and Utilities

199

(24)

David T. Hartgen

Wayne A. Walcott

Trade, Finance, and Tourism

223

(22)

Retail Trade

224

(6)

J. Dennis Lord

Wholesale Trade

230

(2)

J. Dennis Lord

Banking

232

(6)

J. Dennis Lord

Newspapers, Television, and Telephone Service

238

(2)

Alfred W. Stuart

Tourism and Travel

240

(5)

Larry D. Gustke

Government and Politics

245

(38)

Schley R. Lyons

Air Quality

283

(20)

Walter E. Martin

Water Resources

303

(24)

Randall D. Forsythe

Crime

327

(12)

Richard C. Lumb

Public Education

339

(16)

Rex Clay

H. William Heller

Higher Education

355

(24)

Roy Carroll

Health and Health Care

379

(14)

Gerald R. Pyle

Cultural Arts and Historic Preservation

393

(16)

Jack Claiborne

Outdoor Recreation

409

(26)

Woodward S. Bousquet

Retrospect and Prospect

435

(14)

Douglas M. Orr Jr.

Alfred W. Stuart

Contributors

449

(2)

Photograph Credits

451

(2)

Index

453

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