Pathmakers: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Mount Desert Island
Brown MC and Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation. 2006. Pathmakers: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Mount Desert Island. ISBN: 0-9779833-0-7. Acadia National Park, Maine
The purpose of this cultural landscape report is to document the history and significance of the trail system, with an emphasis on the physical features, and to guide the future treatment of the trails. The National Park Service identifies the cultural landscape report (CLR) as the primary guide for treatment and use of a cultural landscape. With reference to appropriate historical contexts, a CLR documents and evaluates landscape features and qualities that make a property eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. A CLR typically analyzes a landscape's geographical setting, development, materials, construction techniques, and use in all periods, including those deemed not significant. With a sensitivity to protecting significant cultural resources, the CLR recommends treatment work that is consistent with the landscape's condition and use, following the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The CLR for the Mount Desert Island hiking trail system is contained in two volumes, and this first volume consists of three sections: Site history, existing conditions, and analysis of significance and integrity.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Brown, Margaret; Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
- Date of Issue
- 2006
- Units
- ACAD , HIST
- Keywords
- Conditions, Drawings, early trails, island-wide trail system, Management, significance