"To Preserve the Historic Lore for Which St. Louis is Famous": The St. Louis Historic Markers Program and the Construction of Community Historical Memory
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 12-2019
Publication Title
The Confluence
Department
Historical Studies
Abstract
The Historic Markers project was implemented in the mid 20th century in St. Louis, Missouri to mark sites of historic significance. This article studies the program to analyze how historical memory is created in a community, and how history is constructed by those in power, often to convey a positive view of the past.
Recommended Citation
Jack, Bryan, ""To Preserve the Historic Lore for Which St. Louis is Famous": The St. Louis Historic Markers Program and the Construction of Community Historical Memory" (2019). SIUE Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity. 106.
https://spark.siue.edu/siue_fac/106
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