Category: Geography
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Analyzing Landscapes of Architecture and Society: A Case Study of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
By Grace Gower Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jackie Gallagher Abstract The Borough of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey is an early 20th century street car and train suburb 30 miles east of New York City. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. This case study will investigate the landscape and social influences…
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From Restriction to Resilience: Mapping the History of Racial Boundaries in Fredericksburg
By Maggie Alt Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephen Hanna, Dr. Christine Henry, and Dr. Krystyn Moon Abstract 20th-century developers used racially restrictive covenants in Fredericksburg, VA, a phenomenon found across the United States during the Jim Crow era. Using land deeds and ArcGIS, we mapped properties containing discriminatory language to educate the public about this history…
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The Persistence of Exclusion: Spatial Analysis of Racial Covenants and Their Distribution
By Natalie Lee Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steve Hanna Abstract In the early 20th century, racial covenants were embedded in land deeds to restrict property sales based on race, a practice that was widespread throughout Fredericksburg. These covenants often included perpetuity clauses that specified the duration of such restrictions. Through spatial analysis and data management, this…
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Evaluating Accessibility in Public Transit: A Case Study of Fredericksburg’s FREDGO! Bus System
By Allison Parrish Faculty Mentor: Jackie Gallagher Abstract People with disabilities and the aging population face significant barriers to using public transportation, limiting access to healthcare, employment, education, and daily activities. This study presents a critical review of Fredericksburg’s bus system, FREDGO!, examining current transportation infrastructure from the perspectives of these communities. Data was collected…
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New Insights from Old Sources: Using Hot Spot Analysis of Fire Insurance Documents to Characterize the c. 1800 Built Environment of Fredericksburg, Va
By Grace Hannah Buck Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jackie Gallagher Abstract The field of historic preservation makes use of many types of archival resources to understand past events, practices, and spaces that would otherwise be difficult to parse from extant objects. Though they can be used in their initial state, application of geospatial methods to certain…
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The impact of traffic on Red-Tailed Hawks in Shenandoah National Park
By Ainsley Lord Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gallagher, Dr. Bowen Abstract As National Parks become more visited and popular, there is very little known about how different animals are being impacted by this influx in humans. I worked to investigate if there is a correlation between the amount of car traffic through Shenandoah National Park (SNP)…
