Fall Line Cities

The Fall Line marks the cities on the east coast where the upland region of the Piedmont meets the Atlantic Coastal Plain.

Piedmont Region (Shaded)

James River, Virginia, Piedmont

Coastal Plain Example

A few Georgia cities took root where the hard rocks of the Piedmont meet the Coastal Plain.   The Fall Line Cities found in Georgia are Columbus (Chattahoochee River), Macon (Ocmulgee), and Milledgeville (Oconee).  However, the line extends west into Alabama and north to New Jersey.

Piedmont area

Some more examples of fall line cities that have also become major American cities are:

• Trenton, New Jersey
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Wilmington, New Jersey
• Baltimore, Maryland
• Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
• Fredericksburg, Virginia
• Richmond, Virginia
• Petersburg, Virginia
• Roanoke, North Carolina
• Rocky Mount, North Carolina
• Fayetteville, North Carolina
• Columbia, South Carolina
• Augusta, Georgia
• Montgomery, Alabama
• Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Fall cities from North to South