The Valley of the Shadow

Augusta and Franklin: Wealth and Slaveholding Correlations



This table shows the correlations among some geographical and economic variables for Augusta and Franklin. Weak correlations between slaveholding and the other variables reveal that neither wealth nor slaveholding bore a strong relationship to geographic variables.
Independent Variable Dependent Variable Augusta Franklin
Household Wealth R r2 R r2
Proximity to Railroad 0.057 0.002 0.092 0.008
Proximity to a Major Road 0.060 0.002 0.008 0.000
Proximity to a Church 0.041 0.000 0.098 0.009
Proximity to a School 0.025 -0.001 0.073 0.005
Elevation 0.106 0.010 0.043 0.002
Soil Type 0.071 0.004 0.071 0.005
Proximity to a Town 0.046 0.002 0.138 0.019
Party Affiliation 0.203 0.040 0.034 -0.005
Farm Value R r2 R r2
Proximity to Railroad 0.082 0.004 0.144 0.020
Proximity to a Major Road 0.044 -0.001 0.033 0.000
Proximity to a Church 0.054 0.000 0.009 -0.001
Proximity to a School 0.065 0.002 0.046 0.001
Elevation 0.150 0.020 0.105 0.010
Soil Type 0.019 -0.002 0.230 0.052
Proximity to a Town 0.020 -0.002 0.084 0.006
Party Affiliation 0.138 0.017 0.088 -0.013
Farm Size R r2 R r2
Proximity to Railroad 0.040 -0.001 0.038 0.000
Proximity to a Major Road 0.065 0.002 0.003 -0.001
Proximity to a Church 0.152 0.021 0.022 0.000
Proximity to a School 0.031 -0.002 0.030 0.000
Elevation 0.004 -0.002 0.003 -0.001
Soil Type 0.024 -0.002 0.024 0.000
Proximity to a Town 0.034 -0.001 0.046 0.001
Party Affiliation 0.138 0.017 0.143 0.001
Slaveholding R r2
Household Wealth 0.535 0.286
Farm Value 0.568 0.321
Proximity to Railroad 0.007 -0.001
Proximity to a Major Road 0.048 0.001
Proximity to a Church 0.052 0.002
Proximity to a School 0.028 0.000
Elevation 0.036 0.000
Soil Type 0.016 -0.001
Proximity to a Town 0.046 0.001
Party Affiliation 0.180 0.031


The data are based on the GIS of Augusta and Franklin households--maps are derived from a D. H. Davison map of Franklin County, published in 1858, and Jedediah Hotchkiss map of Augusta County, published in 1870 and based on surveys completed "during the war." The maps have been georeferenced at the Virginia Center for Digital History, using ESRI Arc Info to produce a Geographic Information Systems map and database of households based on U. S. census data from the population, agricultural, and slaveowners schedules.

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