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The Middle Of Nowhere? : Managing Northern Rocky Mountain Ghost Towns, Krista Evans

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Numerous abandoned hard rock mining settlements in the American West are now referred to as ghost towns. As tourist attractions and significant historic resources, preserving and managing these remote ghost towns can be challenging. Heritage managers face a number of issues, from implementing an appropriate preservation strategy to attracting enough visitors to remain economically viable. The purpose of this study is to perform a comparative analysis of current management methods used at several notable ghost towns. Additionally, the study explores how tourist perceptions of these landscapes can influence ghost town preservation strategies. I accomplish this by performing case studies at …