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The Preservation Of Identity: A Narrative Examination Of National Parks In Kentucky, Abigail Ponder
The Preservation Of Identity: A Narrative Examination Of National Parks In Kentucky, Abigail Ponder
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
National parks are symbols of national identity. They tell the history of places—personal legacies and natural phenomena. My Capstone Experience/Thesis (CE/T) project for the Honors College at WKU features two stories that fuse fiction and non-fiction conventions to share the experiences of national parks in Kentucky. Currently, the National Park Service is celebrating its centennial anniversary at parks across the nation. First established in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson, the national parks have become symbols of the quintessential American experience: serving as memorials to nature, to history, and to culture. As such, these stories that take place at Mammoth Cave …