Nevada Fall Corridor : a cultural landscape report
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Date
2004-08
Authors
Gerdes, Marti M.
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University of Oregon
Abstract
This study describes existing conditions, evaluates significance and historic
integrity, and recommends treatment strategies to preserve historic elements of the Nevada
Fall Corridor cultural landscape in Yosemite National Park.
It reports findings from field investigation that examined and inventoried landscape
features such as stone retaining walls, treadway material, bridges and causeways, and water
features on both current-use and abandoned trail segments.
The site was examined numerous times over a three-month period, with a followup
visit one year later. Libraries and other archives were consulted for written and
photographic historic documentation, which were analyzed against current conditions.
The process also involved review of comparison documents as well as national
guidelines set forth by the National Park Service.
Description
xv, 298 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries under the call number: AAA F868.Y6 G47 2004
Keywords
Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- California -- Nevada Fall Corridor, Landscape assessment -- California -- Nevada Fall Corridor, Nevada Fall Corridor (Calif.), Yosemite National Park (Calif.), Historic preservation, Cultural landscapes, Vernal Fall, Mist Trail, John Muir Trail (Calif.), Rustic architecture, Parkitecture, Historic stonework, Historic masonry, Stone masonry, Trails, Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903, Muir, John, 1838-1914, Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Sovulewski, Gabriel, Cunningham, Stephen, Conway, John, Anderson, George C., Panorama Trail, Glacier Point Trail, Half Dome, Benson, Harry C., Snow, Albert