CONSTRUCTING THE PAST: An examination of manipulated historical landscapes at historic sites.

Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2017

The manipulation of the historical landscape is a large part of the development and interpretation of historical sites. The degree to which this is a benefit to the site depends on various factors. Often it is essential to enrich the visiting publics experience and impression of the site, while elsewhere the highlighting of a specific time period is at the expense of other others. This session examines the process and results of these decisions.

Other Keywords
Civil War • African American • Historic Site • Interpretation • Plantation • Urban Archaeology • Colonial Revival • Textile Mills • Urban Renewal • Cultural Landscape

Temporal Keywords
20th Century • Mid-19th to Mid-20th Century • 19th-21st centuries • 18th through 20th Centuries • 1765 and 1950s • 19th Century, Historical

Geographic Keywords
North America • Coahuila (State / Territory) • New Mexico (State / Territory) • Oklahoma (State / Territory) • Arizona (State / Territory) • Texas (State / Territory) • Sonora (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • Chihuahua (State / Territory) • Nuevo Leon (State / Territory)

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-8 of 8)

  • Documents (8)
Documents
  1. Beyond Battlefields: Incorporating Social Contexts into Military Sites (2017)
  2. The Church on the Hill: Inter-related Narratives and Conflicting Priorities for the Emory Church Property in Washington, D.C. (2017)
  3. "Our Silence Will Be More Powerful Than Words Could Be": The Haymarket Martyrs Monument and Commemorative Authority (2017)
  4. Pilgrim’s Progress: Neighborhood redevelopment and the historical landscape of "America’s Hometown" (2017)
  5. (Re)Telling the History of Cleveland Urban Neighborhoods (2017)
  6. Three Lives of Belair Plantation: Colonial Governor’s Retreat to Gentleman Farmer’s Racing Stable (2017)
  7. "We have done very little investigation there; there is a great deal yet to do": The changing historic landscape of George Washington’s Mount Vernon. (2017)
  8. Whitehall's Restoration: A Tribute To Horatio Sharpe, A Reflection Of Charles Scarlett (2017)