Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C.: A Cultural Landscape Inventory

Handly J. 1996. Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C.: A Cultural Landscape Inventory. Cultural Landscapes Inventory Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Falls Church Office, Denver Service Center

The Cultural Landscape Inventory of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C. documents the overall cultural landscape consisting of the fortifications, supporting defense works, and associated features that formed an integral unit for defending the city. The inventory of the Civil War Defenses consists of a site history narrative, analysis and evaluation, and inventory form that provides pertinent information in a standardized format, which can be put into a database, along with an appendix. Subsequent to the completion of the overall inventory, it was recommended that a cultural landscape report examine each individual fort and battery that makes up the Civil War Defenses. The Civil War Defenses of Washington were on the National Register prior to the establishment of the cultural landscape inventory program. However, the information in this inventory is still critical and provides the baseline data to develop management guidelines.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Handly, Jacqui
Date of Issue
1996-09
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Units
FOCI , FODU , FOWA , GWMP , NACE , NCR , ROCR
Keywords
battery, Battery Kemble, Battery Ricketts, Battery Terrill, Battleground National Cemetery, cemetery, civil war, commemoration, contraband, defense works, earthworks, fort, Fort Carroll, Fort Chaplin, Fort Davis, Fort DeRussy, Fort Drive, Fort Dupont, Fort Greble, Fort Lincoln, Fort Mahan, Fort Reno, Fort Slocum, Fort Snyder, Fort Stanton, Fort Stevens, fort system, Fort Totten, Fort Washington, fortification, Freedman's Village, McMillan Commission, military, park system, rifle pit, slavery
Subjects
NPS.gov Subject Site: Cultural Landscapes , CRIS-CL: 600135: Civil War Defenses of Washington - GWMP

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