Marietta Pennsylvania Historic District & The Susquehanna National Heritage Area Designation ArcGIS Story Map

Poster Presentations

In the spring semester 2019, Honors students enrolled in HON 201 Elizabethtown History: Campus and Community, conducted National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Reviews documenting historic properties in the National Historic District of Marietta, PA. Kyle Cappucci, a student in the class, built on this research and expanded the scope of the project for SCARP. Cappucci utilized primary sources found in archival collections and historic collection libraries, conducted oral history interviews, worked with government documents, consulted with professional historians in academia, state, and federal agencies. The repositories for sources used in his research was a mixture of print and digital records in libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and private collections. Cappucci worked carefully with representatives from the Marietta Restoration Associates, Inc., Marietta Historic District, Marietta Borough Council, Social Enterprise Institute at Elizabethtown College, and the consortium RiverStewards and Susquehanna Riverlands. Cappucci created a digital ArcGIS map to publish his research findings. The Marietta Historic District is part of the Susquehanna Pennsylvania Heritage Area. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources administers twelve Heritage Areas. Heritage PA is a multi-region asset-based economic development program rooted in Pennsylvania’s natural, cultural, and industrial history. Heritage Areas create cross-sector partnerships enhancing a region’s sense of place and strengthens regional economies. These partnerships create livable communities along the Susquehanna River attracting private investment and housing the products and places driving Pennsylvania’s tourism industry. Cappucci’s research about the historical significance of Marietta is contributing to the work of Susquehanna Heritage. This nonprofit organization collaborates with local, state, and national partners advancing the vision for the Susquehanna Riverlands as a national destination. A National Heritage Area designation will give the state Susquehanna Heritage Area access to federal funding and assistance from the National Park Service.