Detroit And Industrialization In Franklinton

Franklinton is a small neighborhood, just west of the the city, and right beside the Scioto River. For years it has been referred to as “The bottom” because of its low socio-economic yield, as well as being below the water level of the Scioto River. According to an article written in The Atlantic, Franklinton was the first settlement in Columbus in 1797. This along with the fact that it is just a quarter mile away from the city makes it hard to believe that Franklinton is one of the most impoverished communities in Columbus. This community has faced a lot of hardships since its establishment in Columbus. Being beneath the floodplain of the river caused the city to flood often and in 1913 and 1959 the city experienced two major floods that …show more content…
After reading the article “Detroit and Industrialization” I learned how much business and home loss can destroy a community. While the city is much bigger than the small town of Franklinton, the residents were still affected greatly. Just like the people in Detroit, Franklinton’s residents were faced with the decision to either move away or stay and hope that help came soon. A lot of people did move out of this area because they had the ability to make the change to a different location. Yet, to the people that stayed, they faced a tough road ahead, just as the people of Detroit had hoped for outside help so did the people of Franklinton. The only difference in these two cases is that franklinton was able to get aid and has started to begin to grow …show more content…
Poverty is not always man made or caused by the people. Life happens and for some there is nothing they can do to get out of the way. Poverty isn’t something that can be changed just by ignoring it, it takes time and effort from a lot of different sources in order for a community to overcome its problems. The key to eliminating poverty is first to acknowledge that it can happen to anyone at anytime. Second, it takes a group effort and a will to change in order to fight poverty, we cannot give in to this fight because it is one that millions of americans face. We must face it head on and do everything we can as a whole to combat