### Question
What does high potential historic sites mean?


### Answer
**High potential historic sites** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 1251*:

> those historic sites related to the route, or sites in close proximity thereto, which provide opportunity to interpret the historic significance of the trail during the period of its major use

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1251*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 27-NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM**

