Abstract
This paper examines how certain landscapes were remade as places important in the collective memory in 19th-century America. Specifically, archaeological, documentary, and literary evidence are used to show how Susquehanna, a 19th-century tobacco and wheat farm in St. Mary's County, Maryland was reconfigured as a place important in the state's past. By imagining Susquehanna and the region in which it was located as a place in time, many upper and middle class Marylanders were able to reconcile the growing differences between the southern and northern parts of the state. The actions of these 19th-century men and women are not unrelated to our own work as archaeologists, especially as we draw lines around archaeological sites and transform them into special places based on the ideas of significance.
DOI
10.22191/neha/vol31/iss1/9
Recommended Citation
King, Julia A.
(2001)
"How the Past Becomes A Place: An Example from 19th-Century Maryland,"
Northeast Historical Archaeology:
Vol.
30-31
31, Article 9.
https://doi.org/10.22191/neha/vol31/iss1/9
Available at:
https://orb.binghamton.edu/neha/vol31/iss1/9
