The past is everything that has ever happened. The past is recorded as history, but there is too much history to remember it all. Historical significance would of structures would be defined as structures that are associated with events that resulted in great change over long periods of time for large numbers of people. Significance can depend upon one’s perspective and purpose. A historical structure can acquire significance if it reveals larger trends and stories about something important for us today. While perspective is important, saying “It is significant because it is in the history book” and “It is significant because I am interested in it” are inadequate explanations of historical significance.
The outfall at the Legion has seen the dam moved, buildings built over the creek, pipes installed, roadways modified, mill razed and concrete poured into the channel. The outfall has changed so much that there is no historical significance if there ever was any significance. Removing the dam and all the buildings from the creek floodway would do more to restore historical significance.
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