Yosemite: the Park and its Resources; a History of the Discovery, Management, and Physical Development of Yosemite National Park, California
Greene LW and National Park Service. 1987. Yosemite: the Park and its Resources; a History of the Discovery, Management, and Physical Development of Yosemite National Park, California. Denver, CO
This Historic Resource Study accomplishes the inventory, identification, and evaluation of historical resources within the park to comply with Executive Order 11593, “Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment,” and with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. It is also intended as a complete narrative history of the park, providing basic reference material for planners, resource managers, and interpreters to facilitate the proper care, interpretation, and management of cultural properties within Yosemite National Park. The purpose of this historic resource study is to evaluate those sites and structures not studied previously and resolve their status in terms of National Register criteria. Those structures are primarily at Wawona, in Section 35, at the park’s south entrance station, in El Portal, and in the backcountry. The writer also addressed those park structures identified in earlier studies as needing additional historical data for evaluation purposes. In addition, the study attempts to provide a thematic framework, or contextual background, within which any additional potentially significant sites in the backcountry or on private landholdings can be evaluated.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Greene, Linda; National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1987
- Units
- HIST , YOSE
- Keywords
- Administration, Cultural Resource Management, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Exploration, habitation, Historical Properties, Historical Resources, History, Interpretation, Mather, NHPA, NPS, Recommendations, significant, State Grant, Yosemite National Park