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, 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.htm (Links to an external site.)
Captain John Smith/Chesapeake Bay: https://www.nps.gov/cajo/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Salem Maritime National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/sama/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/cuga/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Cowpens National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/cowp/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/waro/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/lecl/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: https://www.nps.gov/jela/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Monument: https://www.nps.gov/pevi/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: https://www.nps.gov/hobe/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Lowell National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/lowe/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Boston African American National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/boaf/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Women’s Rights National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/wori/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/frdo/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Gettysburg National Military Park: https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm (Links to an external site.)
Little Bighorn Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/libi/index.htm
