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"'''The Junction'''" was the intersection of the Southern (north-south) and C&O (east-west) rail lines in [[Charlottesville]], still present today. | "'''The Junction'''" was the intersection of the [[Norfolk Southern Railroad|Southern]] (north-south) and [[C&O railway|C&O]] (east-west) rail lines in [[Charlottesville]], still present today. | ||
The intersection created four separate quadrants that segmented later development. The four areas were one centered around the [[University of Virginia]], downtown Charlottesville, a segregated area occupied by black residents, and an undeveloped section<ref>{{cite web|title=Getting Around: Transportation in Turn-of-the-Century Charlottesville and Albemarle|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=672|author=Charlottesville Historical Society|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Area Transit|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=Nov 18, 2011}}</ref>. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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"The Junction" was the intersection of the Southern (north-south) and C&O (east-west) rail lines in Charlottesville, still present today.
The intersection created four separate quadrants that segmented later development. The four areas were one centered around the University of Virginia, downtown Charlottesville, a segregated area occupied by black residents, and an undeveloped section[1].
References
- ↑ Web. Getting Around: Transportation in Turn-of-the-Century Charlottesville and Albemarle, Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville Area Transit, retrieved Nov 18, 2011.