Fredericksburg And Spotsylvania National Military Park General Management Plan PDF Download

Excerpt from General Management Plan: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Virginia The park's 38 miles of earthworks have received very little maintenance in the past, and measures need to be taken to reduce deterioration. Recent studies have shown that earthworks can best be preserved if brush and trees are removed from them. Many areas that were open fields at the time of the battles, and played key roles in those battles, are now forested. Similarly, some areas that were heavily forested during the battle action are now open fields. Both of these factors make interpretation and understanding of the battle strategies difficult. Some nonhistoric buildings continue to intrude on the historic scene, diminishing the visitor experience. As such structures are acquired by the Park Service, decisions need to be made on how to dispose of them. Adjacent urban development and commuter traffic are encroaching on the historic scene, and the potential for new access development exists. Land protection measures need to be implemented to minimize the effects of incompatible or intrusive land uses. The main park visitor center, built on the Fredericksburg battlefield in 1935, has an optimum capacity of 400 people per day. It currently receives more than people per year, and sometimes more than per day. In addition to its limited capacity, the center lacks adequate parking and handicap access, and it would be very difficult to modify. The Chancellorsville visitor center operates efficiently and could handle expanded use, but additional restroom facilities would be required. There are no regularly staffed visitor contact facilities at Wilderness and Spotsylvania battlefields. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.