ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book represents a wide range of perspectives and different approaches to gathering information and telling the story of National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archaeological Salvage Program under-took archaeological salvage work in the Missouri River Basin, as noted by Banks, Lee, and Engel; in the Southeast, as colorfully described by Patrick Garrow; and on the Colorado River and elsewhere. As several authors in the book point out, once the NHPA was passed and signed into law, pretty much nothing happened. Slowly, states began to designate State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs); SHPOs began developing the required historic preservation plans, and National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) priorities and nominations began to be identified. The evolution of the cultural resource management (CRM) industry is continuing today, as Darby Stapp notes.