Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2004
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
This paper examines the controversy surrounding the location and proposed interpretive plan for Independence National Historical Park's new pavilion for the Liberty Bell. Written from the perspective of a graduate student and former Independence NHP employee, it attempts to help historians and Park Service employees to better understand each other's positions, and to penetrate to the heart of the issue at stake - the park's own sense of self-understanding and mission. It then moves on to show the relevance of this specific controversy to questions of broader significance, such as the fundamental character of American history, the post-September 11th responsibility of historic sites, the strength of national mythology, and the vital important of critical public history.
Copyright Note
This is the publisher's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Ogline, Jill. "'Creating Dissonance for the Visitor': The Heart of the Liberty Bell Controversy." The Public Historian 26.3 (Summer 2004), 49-57.
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version is available from the publisher at: http://ucpressjournals.com/journal.php?j=tph
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