The Mother Lode Country, California: A Reconnaissance Study to Assess Needs and Opportunities for National Park Service Participation in Historical Preservation Efforts
Hussey JA. 1966. The Mother Lode Country, California: A Reconnaissance Study to Assess Needs and Opportunities for National Park Service Participation in Historical Preservation Efforts. San Francisco, CA
In connection with the current effort to identify suggested areas that would be desirable to round out the National Park System by 1972, the Division of National Park System Plan and Natural Landmarks Surveys requested the assistance of the Western Regional Office in making "a preliminary reconnaissance of the scope of the National Bark Service's involvement in the preservation and interpretation of the mining story in the California Mother Lode country. " By a memorandum of August 9, 1966, Mr. Chester C. Brown, Chief, Division or National Park System Plan and Natural Landmarks Surveys, approved the Regional Office suggestions for participating in the survey and authorized reimbursement of expenses. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 and the great rush to the California mining districts that followed were events of major significance in the development of the United States. This phase of the country's history is not adequately represented in the National Bark System. The purpose of this study is to identify historic properties related to the gold rush story that may be considered for possible addition to the National Park System; to identity other ways and means by which the National Park Service may contribute to the preservation of the major sites and scenes required to adequately commemorate and illustrate the gold rush; and to suggest possible methods by which the National Bark Service, in cooperation With the state of California and other agencies, can assist in interpreting the mining story in a unified and meaningful manner. The suggestions made in this report are preliminary. They may be reassessed during more comprehensive studies at a later date to determine fully their suitability and feasibility.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hussey, John
- Date of Issue
- 1966-12
- Units
- HIST , PWRO
- Keywords
- California Gold Rush, County and Community Preservation Projects, ehistory, Existing Roads, Geographic Setting, Geologic Setting, Historical preservation, Historical Significance, History, Individual Sites and Structures, National Park Service Participation, National Parkway, Nez Perce-type National Historical Park, Phases of Mining Life, Private Preservation Efforts, Protecting Mother Lode Country Historical Values, State Parks, State Scenic Roads and Parkways, Traditional National Historical Parks, Types of Mining, Undeveloped Gold Rush Towns