Labor’s Heritage: Remembering the American Industrial Landscape

Shackel, Paul A.

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“…Although historic barbed wire factories still exist, they have not been deemed important enough by the city for preservation efforts. Barthel (1989b), Shackel (2004), and Shackel and Palus (2006) point out that, even when industrial sites are preserved, maintenance and official interpretation depend on who controls the site. They claim these sites often leave out working-class histories or conflict.…”

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“…Because of its tendency to focus on the historical significance of elites, the industrial past is a particularly complex case for preservation and social justice (Nida and Adkins 2012;Shackel 2004;Shackel and Palus 2006). Barthel's (1989bBarthel's ( , 1996 comparative study of United States' and Britain's preservation of the industrial past finds that typically the success of manufacturers and capitalists is the focus of interpretive narratives and determines initial selection of physical sites to be preserved.…”

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Historic Preservation

2017

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Social justice and housing issues are clearly an area of concern for sociologists, yet preservation of older homes and buildings may seem to be the very antithesis, evoking images of homes of the nation's elite or neighborhood gentrification by the white upper middle class. Often preserved historic sites do not fully represent members of the community, past or present. Despite increasing efforts at inclusion, marginalization of groups can still be found in the practice of historic preservation. The ideology and practice of preserving chosen heritage sites and buildings and protecting them from destruction or deterioration offer sociologists a unique window into social inequalities. In this article, we explore the intricacies of preserving the buildings and heritage of a former Finntown, a once thriving community of Finnish-American working-class immigrants and now home to a sizable population of Latino working-class immigrants. Inclusive, multilayered historic preservation can be a source of social justice if honoring the past does not sacrifice the needs of marginalized groups in the present.

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Historic Preservation

2017

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“…Much of the recent work of archaeologists including Paul Shackel, Robert Paynter, and Stephen Mrozowski falls into this category. Shackel's extensive work at Harper's Ferry, for instance, deals with the social consequences of industrialization, but would not likely be identified as IA (Shackel, 1996(Shackel, , 2004Palus and Shackel, 2006). Paynter's (1989) excellent work on inequality and Mrozowski's extensive material on class (for example, Mrozowski, 2006) also deal with matters of central importance to understanding industrialization from an archaeological perspective, but would not be identified as IA by most readers.…”

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Industrial Archaeology

2014

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“…The decision to take into account aspects of the past that are remembered by the public can serve to validate individual or collective versions of the past. 55 Most people today are unaware of the bridge's role in the industrial development of western New York, the remnants of which survive in annual harvest festivals such as the popular Apple Fest in the village of Hilton. Industrial ruins often serve as an uncomfortable reminder of a city's past prosperity and its uncertain future.…”

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‘A Steppingstone of Civilization’: The Hojack Swing Bridge and the Negotiation of Social Power in Monroe County, Western New York State

Barton

Somerville

2012

Industrial Archaeology Review

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This paper examines the Hojack Swing Bridge, a 1905 railroad swing bridge in western New York State, and its role in the creation of and mediation between structures of power in the region. We first discuss the general design and mechanics of swing bridges, the history of the Hojack railroad in the region, and the effect of the railroad on industrial development in the area. We then demonstrate how the very location and design of the Hojack Swing Bridge was not only the result of geographical considerations, but also the result of competition and compromise between the railroad company and other interests. We close with a brief discussion of the bridge today and its recent demolition as a reflection of this ongoing competition in the present.A bridge is the embodiment of the combined effort of human heads and hearts and hands. It is an expression of man's creative urge and of his conquest of the forces of nature […] A bridge is not only a steppingstone of civilization -it is also a symbol of unity, the embodiment of the aspirations of humanity. 1

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Labor’s Heritage: Remembering the American Industrial Landscape

Cited by 26 publications

References 32 publications

Historic Preservation

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Industrial Archaeology

‘A Steppingstone of Civilization’: The Hojack Swing Bridge and the Negotiation of Social Power in Monroe County, Western New York State

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