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Fresh evidence of declining American interest in historic sites - C C - Feb 26, 2016

http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/162082

EXCERPT: In addition to using libraries and visiting museums, historic site visitation is another common form of public engagement with the humanities. The percentage of people reporting at least one such visit in the previous year fell by more than a third from 1982 to 2012, with declines across most age groups....