Fencing styles and pasture at Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site.
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Agriculture and subsistence have played important roles in shaping cultural landscapes for millenia. Agricultural landscapes embody the interplay of culture with nature and are highly variable throughout the many environments and cultures of the United States. Many agricultural landscapes are preserved within the national parks, where they reflect traditional rural uses of land and the imprint of agrarian values. They may depict the setting of a historically significant event or the lifeways of a cultural group. Sometimes agriculture is the reason why a park was created, such as the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in Montana, authorized in 1972, "to provide an understanding of the frontier cattle era of the nation's history." The following stories explore the diverse range of cultural landscapes that are historically associated with agriculture and subsistence in the national parks.
