Historical GIS as a Platform for Public Memory at Mammoth Cave National Park

A historical GIS platform for Mammoth Cave National Park reveals the landscape's transition from a farming community to a protected national park, preserving public memory of its pre-park inhabitants. The Mammoth Cave Historical GIS (MCHGIS) overlays 1920 census data at the household level with streaming topographic maps and georeferences Civilian Conservation Corps photographs, enabling visualization and analysis of population dynamics on the eve of park establishment. This web-based interface broadens access to archival holdings while integrating public participation GIS techniques to create a virtual site of public memory, supplementing institutional history with privately donated materials.

Algeo, K., Epperson, A., & Brunt, M. (2011). Historical GIS as a Platform for Public Memory at Mammoth Cave National Park. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research, 2(4), 19–37. https://doi.org/10.4018/jagr.2011100102