Public Documents Depository Item Jan 19 1989 Introduction Section 8
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PUBLIC DOCUMENTS DEPOS ITORY ITEM JAN 1 9 1989 I N T R ODUCTI ON of 1 97 0 as Se ction 8 of the National Park Syst em G eneral A uthori ti es Act , am ended , r equi r es th e S ecr etary o f th e Int erior t o moni tor th e stat us and co ndition of Nati onal t o $ 8 Histori c L an dm arks thre atened or dam a ge d . In r esponse this m andate , the Section $ d a t o R epo rt is pr epar e by th e Nati onal Par k S ervi ce ea ch ye r an d subm it ted C ongr ess . Dam an d hr t t o s t ri ndm r s fo r 198 7 T he repo rt that f ollows , age d T ea ened Na i nal Hi o c La a k lists and descri bes those L andm arks whi ch are t hre at ened or dam a ged t o such an extent that th e nati onally si gni ficant f eat ur es f o r which th e si t es wer e desi gn at ed ar e i n da nge r of bei n g i rreversi bly dam a ged or destroyed . I n ad diti on t o th e li sti ng of Priori t y 1 and Priori t y 2 Nati onal Histori c Landm arks for 198 7 , i t should be noted that selected photogra phs of endan gere d str uctur es an d sit es ar e ' included followi ng th e repo rt s Appe ndices . C ONTENTS 1 Int roducti o n t o th e 98 7 S ecti on 8 R epo rt . 6 L egi slati v e A ut hority and Purpose of th e Section 8 Report 6 T he M oni tori ng an d E va luat i o n 198 7 Sum mar y of T hr eat s an d Dam ages to Nati onal Hi st ori c L andm ark s 7 P res e rva t i o n E f fo rt s Duri ng 98 7 List of P ri ority 1 National Hist ori c L an dm arks ( N HL s ) A labam a ‘ ' F ort l oulo us e G ai n es w oo d Sloss Blast F urnac es A laska Cape K rusens tern A rcheologi cal District E a gl e Hi st ori c Fur S eal Rooke ri es Holy Assumption Ort hodo x W al es S it es . A ri zon a A w at ovi Rui ns . Old Orai bi . R o os eve lt Dam Califor nia Ferrybo at Eur eka G uaj om e R a nc h Ho us e G unt h e r l sla nd S i t e L uth er Bur ba nk House an d G arden S a i li n S c hoon e r C A g H Tha yer S aili ng S t e a m S c hoon er Wa pa m a Flori da Fort Pensa cola Naval Ai r Stati on Histori c Dist ri ct G eorgia Di xi e C oca -Cola Bottli n g C om pa ny P lant Idaho Fort Hall Sit e . Illi nois M Cahokia oun ds . Illi nois an d Mi chi gan C ana l Old K askaski a Vil lage Reliance Buildin g V achel Lindsay House Iowa Blood Run Si t e . K ansas Nico dem us Histori c Dis trict K entucky A shland . Indi a n K nOII 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Loui si an a Hom eplace P lantati on Port Hudson Battlefi eld Vi eux C ar re His tori c Distri ct M aryland R es ur recti on M anor Mi nnesota K at hie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M ississi ppi Champi on Hill Bat tlefield M Isaiah T . ontgom ery House M issouri Har ry S Tru ma n Histo ric S te . Genevieve His tori c M ontana But t e Hi s t o ri c Dis trict 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vi r i ni a Cit Hist ori c Di st ri c t g y 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 Nevada Vi r gi ni a Ci t y Hi st ori c Dist ri c t Ne w Me xi c o set on villa e g 0 0 0 0 0 New Yor k North C arolina Fort Fisher Hopet on Ear thw or ks Oklahoma 1 0 1 Ranch Histo ri c Distri ct P en nsylva nia Eas tern Stat e Pe nit enti ary Fai rm o unt W aterworks F ort M i ffli n Rhod e Island Fort A dam 5 South C arolina Mar ket Hall and Sheds P enn School Histori c Dist ri ct P om pion Hil l Chape l W il li am Ai ken House and Associ ate d Railroad Structur es South Dakot a Blood Run Site Dea dwood Histori c Dist ri ct M olsta d Vil lage Tenn essee n Nashvil le Union S tati on an d T rai shed . Te xas Fort Sam Houston Lubbock La ke Si te B R esa ca de la Palm a at tlefield . U . S . S . Te xas Utah Vir gi nia Wat e rford His to ri c District Vir gi n I sland Colum bus La ndi ng Sit e W est Virgi nia E n n r lki s C oal and C oke C om pa y Histo i c Distri ct . Wisconsi n Dousm an Hot el W yomi n g Sheri dan Inn Swan L and an d C attl e C om pan y H eadquart ers A ppendix 1 Index o f N HL s Listed i n th e 19 86 R epo rt R emove d f rom P ri ority 1 Status in the 198 7 Re port Appendi x II List of 198 7 P ri o ri ty 2 N HL S Appendi x $II Index of Pri o rity 2 N HL s Thr eat ened by F ederal Appendi x IV List of N HL s Ins pe ct ed i n 198 7 a nd C os t E sti m at es fo r Pr eser vati on of N HL s S el ect ed Pho tograph s of Prio ri ty 1 N HL s I N T R O D U C T I O N L EGISL ATIV E AUTH ORIT Y A ND P URP OS E OF T HE SECT ION 8 REP ORT ' Nati onal Histori c L an dm arks ( N HL s ) are acknowle d ged as o ur N ation s most i mportant : his to ri c an d cu ltural r esources buil di ngs , structur es , districts , obj ects , and si tes com m em oratin g histori cal events that chan ge d the co urse of hist ory; architectura l , ’ h uma ni s ti c soc i al oli t i c a l a rti s ti c , , , p , educati o nal , and cu ltural achi eve m e nts; and primar y sites associ ated with Nati ve A m eri can and et hno gra phi c history . N ationa l His tori c Landm ar ks include the homes of George W ashington an d Thom as J ef ferson; the R evolu tionar y W ar Battlefi eld at F ort Ti condero ga; t he ter minal of the Pony Expr ess; M and the Ebe neze r Bapti st C h urch wher e D r . ar ti n L uther K ing se rve d as mini ster . e r Con gr ss , aware of the nee d to pr eser ve and protect these si gnifi cant histo i c r esources , direct ed the Secr etar y o f the Int erior i n S ecti on 8 of the G eneral A uthoriti es A ct of 1970 m m (amen de d in 197 6) to develop and im pl em ent an annual onitorin g and re por tin g syst e . l A ny Nati ona His tori c Landm ar k that i s foun d to be en da nge red , that is , thr eatened or 8 . 8 already dam a ged , is i nclude d in the annual Se ction Report The Section Report also contai ns recom mendati ons for the pr ese rvation work that i s requi red to retai n the characteris ti cs of the property that m ade it eli gi ble for desi gnation as a N ational m H is tori c Land ar k .