ONLY A FACADE? MANAGING NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN GHOST TOWNS.
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom C/D
Start Date
16-5-2013
End Date
16-5-2013
Abstract
Managing and preserving remote Western ghost towns can be challenging; from choosing a preservation strategy, to attracting enough visitors to remain economically viable. This poster explores current management and preservation practices used in four ghost towns found in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana. Their histories, geographies, and contemporary contexts are given. By examining examples of well-known, successful ghost towns, such as Bodie, California, and Virginia City, Nevada, models may be elucidated for the revitalization of the four ghost towns I am studying. This poster will provide geographers and heritage preservationists with information and suggestions regarding how to best manage historical townscapes in addition to contributing to a greater understanding of Western ghost town dynamics.
Recommended Citation
Evans, Krista, "ONLY A FACADE? MANAGING NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN GHOST TOWNS." (2013). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 91.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2013/posters/91
Poster Number
28
Additional Mentoring Department
Geography
ONLY A FACADE? MANAGING NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN GHOST TOWNS.
SURC Ballroom C/D
Managing and preserving remote Western ghost towns can be challenging; from choosing a preservation strategy, to attracting enough visitors to remain economically viable. This poster explores current management and preservation practices used in four ghost towns found in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana. Their histories, geographies, and contemporary contexts are given. By examining examples of well-known, successful ghost towns, such as Bodie, California, and Virginia City, Nevada, models may be elucidated for the revitalization of the four ghost towns I am studying. This poster will provide geographers and heritage preservationists with information and suggestions regarding how to best manage historical townscapes in addition to contributing to a greater understanding of Western ghost town dynamics.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Mathew Novak