Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) for Mammoth Cave Core Visitor Services Area, Mammoth Cave National Park
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., John Milner Associates, Inc., Liz Sargent HLA. 2016. Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) for Mammoth Cave Core Visitor Services Area, Mammoth Cave National Park. Cultural Landscape Report. NPS Southeast Regional Office
Mammoth Cave National Park has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve. The Park contains a wide variety of well-preserved cultural resources, both in the cave and above ground, spanning the last 12,000 years. These include evidence of prehistoric cave exploration and mineral mining; American Indian early plant domestication; pioneer settlements and homesteads; sites related to the War of 1812 and saltpeter production; and engineering, design and construction related to 200 years of tourism and park development. The remarkable integrity of cultural resources in the park has and continues to inspire exploration, educational outreach and scientific research. The Core Visitor Services area which is the subject of this study possesses beautifully preserved examples of New Deal and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) era architecture and landscaping. This area also contains cultural features dating from the early 19th century when Mammoth Cave became an internationally known tourist destination which lead to the establishment of the area as a National Park. As such, careful consideration must be given to the management of this area to ensure that these resources are preserved for future generations.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.; John Milner Associates, Inc.; Liz Sargent HLA
- Date of Issue
- 2016-04
- Publisher
- NPS Southeast Regional Office
- Units
- MACA
- Keywords
- CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, CLR, Cultural Landscape Report, Mammoth Cave
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Human Use | Cultural Landscapes | Cultural Landscapes , CRIS-CL: 976062: Core Visitor Services Area