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12089
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English
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Historic Preservation in the Rocky Mountain West (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico)
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Flagstaff, Arizona
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Northern Arizona University
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Ph.D. diss.
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"Historic Preservation in the Rocky Mountain West" examines the changing nature of historic preservation in the Rocky Mountain West (here defined as the states of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico) and analyzes historical trends in light of national patterns. It also seeks to determine any distinctive traits or patterns in preservation history throughout the region. Although the study includes a broad historical perspective, it focuses primarily on recent trends--events since the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The author concludes that virtually all of the states have faced similar problems. These range from attracting a constituency, finding adequate funding, and securing the support of public officials to problems related to preserving sites spread over vast distances, pot or relic hunting and vandalism, and trying to maintain a coherent program when more than fifty percent of the land area is owned or controlled by the federal government." [Author's abstract]