Fort Pulaski National Monument administrative history
Meader JF. 2003. Fort Pulaski National Monument administrative history. Park Administrative Histories. National Park Service, Department of the Interior
This administrative history provides an overview of Fort Pulaski from the Colonial Period to the present with attention focused upon the origins, development, and management of the site as a unit of the national park system. Chapter I provides a brief history of significant historic events at the fort. Chapter II presents the military reservation’s development and management efforts prior to its transfer to the NPS in 1933. In Chapter III, land acquisition and park physical development from 1933 to 2000 are discussed, with particular focus directed toward the CCC work and Mission 66 improvements. Chapter IV explains interpretation, visitor use, community relations, and the special events and programs at the monument. Park planning efforts are explored in Chapter V. Chapter VI focuses on park administration, especially relationships with other government agencies. Chapter VII examines cultural and natural resource management, along with park maintenance, law enforcement, and safety issues. The appendices that follow consist of the chronology of events important in the history and management of Fort Pulaski NM, a list of past superintendents, legislation pertaining to the park’s administrative history, and the park’s National Register of Historic Places Nomination.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Meader, J.
- Date of Issue
- 2003-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Units
- FOPU , HIST
- Keywords
- Administrative History, American Antiquities Act, CCC, Civil War, Cultural Resources, CWA, Development, ehistory, Fort Museum, Fort Pulaski, Interpretation, Land Acquisition, Law Enforcement, Military, Mission 66, park administration, PWA, Resource Management