Michael Commisso

Land Use History for Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Michael Commisso

This report provides a brief land use history of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park and is intended to inform the development of the park?s General Management Plan. This report will assist in developing long-range plans by providing an understanding of landscape significance and integrity, identifying areas within the park landscape that reveal its history and where historical interpretations would be most effective. In particular, the report documents change in the pattern of field and forest, views and vistas, roads and transportation corridors and settlement. The presentation of the land use history is organized into time periods pertaining to critical events and milestones and is illustrated with maps and photographs.