HISTORY SHORT ESSAY
While it would be much better to visit historic sites in person, the reality is that we don’t have unlimited time and budgets for such a project J, so we shall use the web resources provided by the National Park Service instead. Your job is to visit the below NPS site of your choice from the list below and take a look at the different links/buttons for that site, particularly the historical information, virtual tour, park programs, and visual aids, if any. After spending a bit of time looking, think about the following overall questions and craft a short essay response (1 page) that addresses these questions:
- How does the National Park Service handle describing the complicated history of the park you chose? Do they take particular stances (do they seem to favor one viewpoint/group/person or another)? If so, why? If not, why not?
- What kinds of resources does the NPS provide for the park you chose? How do they convey the history/feel of the site in question?
- Finally, do you feel that you learned anything from these brief online resources? Can this type of resource substitute for actually going to/experiencing these sites in some ways? What could be done to enhance your virtual experience on this historic site?
Choose from this list:Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/juba/index.htmCaptain John Smith/Chesapeake Bay: https://www.nps.gov/cajo/index.htmSalem Maritime National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/sama/index.htmCumberland Gap National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/cuga/index.htmCowpens National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/cowp/index.htmWashington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/waro/index.htmLewis and Clark National Historic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/lecl/index.htmJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: https://www.nps.gov/jela/index.htmPerry’s Victory and International Peace Monument: https://www.nps.gov/pevi/index.htmHorseshoe Bend National Military Park: https://www.nps.gov/hobe/index.htmLowell National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/lowe/index.htmTrail of Tears National Historic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htmBoston African American National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/boaf/index.htmWomen’s Rights National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/wori/index.htmFrederick Douglass National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/frdo/index.htmHarper’s Ferry National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htmGettysburg National Military Park: https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm
