Rural Flight: The Migration from Farm to City
Originally published as a blog for the Plymouth Historical Society on May 3rd, 2019 The statistic is quite striking. In 1820 it is estimated that 72% of Americans worked on farms. In 1920, the number was 30%. Today, less than 1%. This concept continues to come up repeatedly. For 200 years, people have been leaving farms for the city. The underlying […]