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In the late 1960s and 1970s, a number of communities hoped to gain federal designation as “National Cultural Parks.” In pursuing recognition as “cultural” rather than “historical” landscapes, park supporters sought to upend longstanding National Park Service norms that tended to prioritize fixity over change and the past over the present and possible future evolution of a site. In the end, however, the push for a cultural park category proved elusive with each place instead entering the NPS system under the Historical Park designation.
In the late 1960s and 1970s, a number of communities hoped to gain federal designation as “National Cultural Parks.” In pursuing recognition as “cultural” rather than “historical” landscapes, park supporters sought to upend longstanding National Park Service norms that tended to prioritize fixity over change and the past over the present and possible future evolution of a site. In the end, however, the push for a cultural park category proved elusive with each place instead entering the NPS system under the Historical Park designation.