Leisure,Tourism, and the 19th-Century Resort
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Cultural and Historic Preservation, to register or request registration materials,
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During the nineteenth century, a new type of community, known variously as watering
hole, resort or vacation spot, appeared in the United States. Stretching from the
mountains of Virginia to Newport and Bar Harbor in the East, Tampa and Ocean
Springs in the South, the “Lakes” and Mackinac in the Mid-West, and Yosemite and
Santa Barbara in the west, these resorts introduced new cultural patterns to existing
cities. Often using innovative commercial strategies, they transformed undeveloped
or underdeveloped areas into “natural” paradises aimed primarily at the elite.
Counter to this, amusements incorporated into urban localities reshaped the lifestyles
of lower, working and middle class families. Salve Regina’s 11th Annual Conference
on Cultural and Historic Preservation will examine all aspects of nineteenth-century
leisure, resort life and amusement.