From the mountains to the sea: protecting nature in postwar New Hampshire/ by Kimberly A. Jarvis.

Title:

From the mountains to the sea: protecting nature in postwar New Hampshire/ by Kimberly A. Jarvis.

Author:

Jarvis, A. Kimberly,

Call Number:

333.72 J383

Publication Information:

Amherst, M.A.: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020.

Physical Description:

196 p.; 22 cm.

Description:

In the face of increasing pressures from business and government in the decades following World War II, New Hampshire residents banded together to preserve their most prized natural areas and defining geological features. From the Mountains to the Sea explores how history, memory, and tradition created a strong sense of place in the state that led citizen activists to protect Franconia Notch, Sandwich Notch, and the town of Durham on New Hampshire's seacoast from development int he last half of the twentieth century. These efforts led to the construction of a parkway instead of an interstate highway, prevented the building of an oil refinery, and saved Sandwich Notch from becoming a vacation community. Shaped by New Hampshire's unique conservation focus on both resource use and preservation that developed during the first years of the twentieth century, as well as on the tradition of home rule in the state, the outcome of each campaign relied on the insight into, appreciation for, and dedication to protecting the historic and aesthetic values of these places.

Subjects:

Nature conservation History. New Hampshire

Locations:

Franconia Notch State Park (N.H.) History.
Sandwich Notch (N.H.) History.
Durham (N.H.) History.

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection ; June 2023 ;