Award Number:
PR/J Number: R843010R100
PROJECT ABSTRACT
Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
(Cooperative Agreement # H1200-09-0005)
Park: Petrified Forest National Park
Project Title: Historic Resource Study, Phase II
Funding Amount: $30,890 Phase II
CPCESU Partner Institution: Arizona State University
Principal Investigator (name, title, address, telephone, FAX, email):
Nancy Dallett
Academic Associate
Public History Program
School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-4302
480-965-9367
nancy.dallett@asu.edu
NPS ATR:
Judy Bischoff
CPCESU, National Park Service
NAU P.O. Box 5765
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
928-523-6638
Judy_bischoff@nps.gov
NPS Key Official (name, title, address, telephone, FAX, email):
Patricia Thompson,
Chief of Resources,
Petrified Forest National Park,
P. O. Box 2217,
Petrified Forest, AZ 86028-2217,
928-524-6228, ext 267, FAX 928-524-3567,
Patricia_Thompson@nps.gov
Start Date: Phase II, January 4, 2010
End Date: Phase II, March 1, 2013
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Abstract: The Historic Resource Study is the primary history study for the park. It provides a
well documented narrative history of Petrified Forest National Park. The HRS Phase I funds the
meeting to set the development of research and writing in the phase II and III larger efforts. The
rich history of the Petrified Forest region is one dominated by travel across the broad, striking
landscape of the Colorado Plateau. From the time of European contact to the height of Route 66
transcontinental travel, the history of the Petrified Forest region has been dominated by people
exploring and observing the landscape. Yet, the history includes those that came to stay, in
Mormon pioneer settlements, cattle ranches, railroad boom towns, and, especially, the Navajo.
The scientific exploration of the Petrified Forest and other significant paleontological resources
is a major theme in the park’s history. The HRS will provide managers, resource specialists and
interpreters with primary historical data about the park. The Historic Resource Study is
described in NPS-28.
Keywords: Management, historic sites
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