A Walk on the Waterfront: Interpreting Pensacola’s Maritime Heritage for Passersby
Author(s): Nicole Grinnan; Della A Scott-Ireton; Amy Mitchell-Cook
Year: 2018
Summary
In recent years, the downtown Pensacola waterfront has undergone a revival: new restaurants, stores, and investments in beautification have encouraged a bustling pedestrian thoroughfare. The National Park Service’s 2014 National Maritime Heritage Grant Program awarded a grant to the Florida Public Archaeology Network, the University of West Florida (UWF) History Department, and UWF Historic Trust in support of a series of interpretive panels along this high-traffic waterfront. This Pensacola Maritime Heritage Trail consists of 16 wayside signs that highlight important periods in local maritime history. With visual designs and targeted interpretive text, the trail panels offer impromptu learning opportunities to residents and visitors alike. This paper discusses the importance of free, outdoor interpretation in busy pedestrian areas, as well as the significance of the Pensacola Maritime Heritage Trail in contributing to a new strategic plan for interpreting the city’s historical and archaeological resources for a public audience.
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A Walk on the Waterfront: Interpreting Pensacola’s Maritime Heritage for Passersby. Nicole Grinnan, Della A Scott-Ireton, Amy Mitchell-Cook. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441436)
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Keywords
General
Florida
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Maritime Archaeology
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Public Archaeology
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 731