The Impact of Military Forts on Agricultural Investments on the Great Plains in 1880
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11253205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher S Decker (University of Nebraska at Omaha, corresponding author), David T Flynn (0000-0001-7098-9668, University of North Dakota) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 139-148 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Methods A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-5440 • E-ISSN: 1940-1906 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01615440.2011.590774 |
| OpenAlex | W2065763181 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
The authors investigated empirically the relationship between agricultural development and proximity to military forts in Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado in 1880. Agricultural investments were substantially higher in counties where a military fort was present, suggesting that military forts stimulated agricultural development on the Great Plains. However, the reverse was not true. The authors found no statistical support for the notion that forts located in counties already experienced substantial development. Moreover, the authors found that the presence of a military fort increased agricultural development, whereas fort closings tended to slow agricultural development
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| Highly cited | No |