1. Cities of the Midwest David A Lanegran

2. What are these cities like and why are the located where they are?

3. Midwest is home to part of Manufacturing belt

4. Midwest and corn belt are closely related so many cities have agricultural base

5. Two aspects of location Site The internal aspect of a place physical landscape local culture population density Situation How a place is connected to other places Transportation communication

6. Definition of cities Cities are nodes in circulation systems Cities – Assemble – Process – Store – Redistribute GOODS PEOPLE AND IDEAS

7. Size and wealth of city is determined by The degree to which the city is connected to the global system of cities The size and wealth of the city’s hinterland or proximate trade area

8. Types of cities Fortress Ports ( sea, lake,& river,) Resource sites, ( mines, resorts) Service centers for surrounding rural population – Central Places Industrial sites ( mills - water power) Political or cultural, ( capitals, pilgrimage locations)

9. Midwest developed during steamboat and early railroad era

11. Two Types of water locations Ports on rivers and lake – St Louis – Minneapolis – Cleveland – Cincinnati – Chicago – Detroit Capitals on Rivers – Jefferson City – Pierre – Dickinson – St Paul

12. National Road or Cumberland Road 1811-1839

13. National road Open interior to settlement and trade Connect Baltimore to St Louis Stopped and Vandalia when it was capital of Illinois Planned to go through St Louis to Jefferson City

14. Cities not on Rivers or lakes Capitals on National Road – Columbus – Indianapolis Other capitals sited for political reasons – Madison – Jefferson City – Lansing – Lincoln – Topeka

15. Why are the largest cities in some states not also the capital cities? Springfield not Chicago Columbus not Cleveland Lansing not Detroit Madison not Milwaukee Jefferson City not St Louis Topeka not Kansas City Lincoln not Omaha

16. Why are the largest cities in some states not also the capital cities? Capitals are some times older than largest cities. ST Paul vs.. Mpls; Columbus vs. Cleveland Some reflect public’s desire to separate politics from business Some are the results of political pressure Madison vs. Milwaukee Some of the largest cities grew much later Detroit than the founding

17. What can we learn about cities from their nicknames?

18. Ohio Cleveland – America's North Coast – The Best Location in the Nation – The Heart of New Connecticut – Metropolis of the Western Reserve – The Mistake on the Lake Cincinnati – The Queen City – The Queen of the West – The Blue Chip City – Porkopolis Columbus – Test Market, USA

19. Michigan Detroit – America's Comeback City – Arsenal of Democracy – City of the Straits – Hitsville, USA – Hockeytown – The Motor City – Motown – The Renaissance City – America's Automotive Capital Lansing

20. Missouri St Louis The Arch City Gateway to the West The Gateway City Jefferson City

21. Minnesota Minneapolis – City of Flour and Sawdust (reported in 1883) – City of Lakes – Mill City – The Mini Apple – First City of the West St Paul – Hockeytown – Saintly City

22. Wisconsin Milwaukee – A Great Place on a Great Lake. – Brew City/Brew Town – City of Festivals. Madison – Mad City – Madtown

23. Illinois – Chicago – Chi-Town – The City of the Big Shoulders – The City That Works (by Mayor Daley, for example) – The Second City – The Windy City Springfield – Flower city

24. Indiana – Indianapolis – Amateur Sports Capital of the World. – Circle City – Indy. – Railroad City

25. Iowa Des Moines Hartford of the West

26. Kansas Topeka Kansas City – Heart of America

27. Nebraska Omaha – 'The Big 'O' – Gateway to the West – Rare. Well Done. Lincoln – Hartford of the West – Steak Capital of the World

28. North Dakota Dickenson Queen City of the Prairies

29. South Dakota Sioux City Pierre

30. What does the lack of a nickname mean?