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Lectures in History

20th-Century Roadside Attractions

Lectures in History

C-SPAN

History, Politics, News

4.1696 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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University of Mary Washington professor Christine Henry talks about the history of roadside attractions and her own experience travelling to a freshwater pond in Ohio called the Blue Hole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is American History TV's Lectures in History podcast.

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This week, University of Mary Washington professor Christine Henry talks about the history of 20th century roadside attractions and her own experience traveling to the Blue Hole, a freshwater pond in Ohio.

0:53.2

Good morning. For those watching today's lecture, my name is Michael Spencer,

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current chair of the Department of Historic Preservation, here at the University of Mary Washington,

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as well as instructor for this freshman seminar course.

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See the USA, the history of road-tripping in American culture.

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Today it is my pleasure to introduce Dr. Christine Henry, an assistant professor in the Department

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of Historic Preservation, as well as the original designer for the course.

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Professor Henry holds a BA from the University of William & Mary, an M.R. degree from Catholic University, and both an M.H.P. and Ph.D. from the University of William and Mary, an in-arc degree from Catholic University, and both an

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