Piedmont industrial belt
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The Piedmont industrial belt is a historically significant manufacturing and transportation corridor in the eastern United States, characterized by dense industry and rail-linked cities stretching along the Piedmont plateau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Piedmont industrial belt canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial region
ⓘ
manufacturing corridor ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dense industry
ⓘ
rail-linked cities ⓘ |
| developedAlong | railroad network ⓘ |
| economicRole |
manufacturing hub
ⓘ
transportation hub ⓘ |
| economicSignificance |
manufacturing employment center
ⓘ
regional industrial core ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Piedmont physiographic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historically significant manufacturing
ⓘ
historically significant transportation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century industrialization
ⓘ
20th century industrialization ⓘ |
| industrialActivity |
heavy industry
ⓘ
rail-related industries ⓘ textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concentration of factories
ⓘ
rail-linked urban corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Piedmont plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Piedmont region of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
freight rail corridors
ⓘ
railroads ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.