Georgia Fall Line

How did the Fall Line create both a transport challenge and an opportunity?

• Rapids limited navigation but supported power and transfer sites
• It stopped water flow but allowed rice shipping
• It removed waterfalls but powered tidal mills
• It blocked all trade but created ocean harbors

What can happen to a Fall Line city’s advantage as rail transport expands?

• Its original advantage must remain unchanged
• Its earlier river advantage may become less central
• The city automatically loses all employment
• Railways erase every other urban function