The role of cemeteries in the development of municipal and national military parks : the cemetery-park connection /

"rural" cemeteries. This research delves into many related

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Carlton J.
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:"rural" cemeteries. This research delves into many related
America. Many researchers have attributed the recreation
an important role in the development of national military
and national military parks developed based on the various
and the histories of the development of cemeteries and
before. It seems quite odd that cemeteries were the public
development of municipal and national military parks,
development of municipal parks. Cemeteries indeed have more
development of municipal parks. This research shows that the
entered the scene; it occurred with the development of
eve of the twenty-first century and shows how this study can
external influences and the role that they have played in the
ideas, desires, and sacrifices of Americans that have passed
important understanding of how, in fact, America's municipal
In fact, cemeteries in the form of military cemeteries played
including the idea of parks and cemeteries, past and present,
military, have developed in America based on internal and
municipal parks including the persons, events, ideas,
not simply serve as useless trivia but will serve as an
occurred in the United States.
of a connection with parks than simply with municipal parks.
parks that possess cemeteries with an understanding of the
parks. This study relates how this unique development
patterns, and philosophy involved. This research reveals
play in the lives of the citizens and visitors that they
provide managers of municipalities and national military
recreation revolution in America occurred well before Olmsted
respectively. It highlights the role of cemeteries on the
revolution to Frederick Law Olmsted and his impact on the
role that cemeteries have historically played and can still
serve. This information, relayed to concerned parties, will
spaces in which the recreation revolution occurred in
that it was a complex of reasons that, in fact, led to the
This thesis examines how cemeteries, both municipal and
topics to show how, in fact, this revolution occurred
Item Description:"Major subject: Recreation and Resources Development".
Vita.
Physical Description:vi, 105 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.