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Understanding the Historic American Landscapes Survey By Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin, PhD

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Page 1: Understanding the Historic American Landscapes Survey

Understanding the Historic American Landscapes Survey By Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin, PhD

Page 2: Understanding the Historic American Landscapes Survey

Introduction• Well-versed in cultural resource management, Dr. R.

Christopher Goodwin received his Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 1979. For the past 34 years, Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin has served as the president, CEO, and director of research at R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc., which provides historical services such as analysis and documentation for the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS).

HALS exists to preserve and document historic landscapes in the United States. This goal often is achieved by completing drawings, both measured and interpretative, to go along with written histories and photographs of various landscapes. The National Park Service designed the HALS program and set the definitions of historic landscapes.

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Historic American Landscapes• According to the National Park Service, historic

landscapes exhibit unique identities that contribute to their local communities. Various types of locations are eligible for qualification as historic landscapes, from rural areas with sprawling farms or tiny vegetable patches to urban and government properties including nuclear test sites, suburbs, and derelict settlements once inhabited by Americans decades or centuries ago.

As the definition of historic landscapes broadened, HALS became as a method of thoroughly and accurately documenting historically significant places.