| dc.contributor.advisor | Bryans, Bill | |
| dc.contributor.author | McKenna, Caitlin Eliza | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-15T21:50:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-04-15T21:50:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-12-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11244/9078 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The town of Gold Hill, Colorado has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989. This designation is based on the town's built historical resources, which are altogether excellent examples of the communities that sprang up around Colorado's precious metal mining industries in the mid-nineteenth century. In 2010, the town was nearly destroyed by the Fourmile Canyon Fire. This thesis investigates the reactions to that fire in the context of the community's sense of history. It argues that wildland fire is a long-ignored historical actor, influencing the town's physical appearance and binding the community together against a common foe, therefore strengthening the community and reinforcing its ties to local history. Furthermore, it analyzes the main modes of public history practice and recommends ways to incorporate wildland fire into those practices. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Oklahoma State University | |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material. | |
| dc.title | "One Just Can't Forget!": Wildland Fire and Historic Preservation in the Colorado Front Range | |
| dc.type | text | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | McCoy, Ron | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Billman, Jon D. | |
| osu.filename | McKenna_okstate_0664M_12474.pdf | |
| osu.college | Arts and Sciences | |
| osu.accesstype | Open Access | |
| dc.description.department | Department of History | |
| dc.type.genre | Thesis | |
| dc.subject.keywords | colorado | |
| dc.subject.keywords | historic preservation | |
| dc.subject.keywords | mining | |
| dc.subject.keywords | oral history | |
| dc.subject.keywords | public history | |
| dc.subject.keywords | wildland fire | |
