Author: Joan M. Zenzen
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 027104893X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
When the Disney Company ended months of controversy in 1995 by deciding against locating its historic theme park near the National Battlefield Park in Manassas, Virginia, advocates of historic preservation had won their own battle but perhaps not their war. Few places exemplify the problems of historic preservation as urgently as Manassas. The site of this Civil War battle, also known as Bull Run, has been encroached upon by plans for an interstate highway, a cemetery, a shopping mall, and two theme parks. As Washington continues its sprawl into the Virginia countryside, pressure will surely mount to develop the remaining open land surrounding the battlefield. The history of Manassas battlefield illustrates that the Disney controversy is only the latest in a long line of skirmishes over historic preservation and use. Battling for Manassas is a record of the struggles to preserve the park over the past fifty years. First commissioned as a report by the National Park Service, this book tells how park managers, government officials, preservationists, developers, and concerned citizens have managed to find compromises that would protect the site while accommodating changes in the surrounding community. Joan Zenzen's narrative places these highly publicized preservation conflicts within the framework of the park's history. She traces the efforts to preserve this Civil War battleground as it has slowly been surrounded by suburban development and discloses how issues involving visitors' facilities, recreation use of parkland, non-park-related usage, and encroachment on park boundaries by commercial interests have all come into play. Her study draws on interviews with many individuals who have been influential in the park's history&—including park service officials, members of Congress, representatives of preservation groups, developers, and local officials&—as well as on archival documents that help explain the nature of each controversy. She also shows that the Park Service's reluctance to conduct long-range planning following the controversy over Marriott's proposed Great America theme park contributed to later battles over development. Battling for Manassas is the story of how one site has garnered national attention and taught Americans valuable lessons about the future of historic preservation. It demonstrates to everyone interested in the Civil War that, with only 58 of 384 sites currently under Park Service jurisdiction, what has happened at Manassas might well occur on other historic grounds threatened by development or neglect.
Battling for Manassas
Author: Joan M. Zenzen
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 027104893X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
When the Disney Company ended months of controversy in 1995 by deciding against locating its historic theme park near the National Battlefield Park in Manassas, Virginia, advocates of historic preservation had won their own battle but perhaps not their war. Few places exemplify the problems of historic preservation as urgently as Manassas. The site of this Civil War battle, also known as Bull Run, has been encroached upon by plans for an interstate highway, a cemetery, a shopping mall, and two theme parks. As Washington continues its sprawl into the Virginia countryside, pressure will surely mount to develop the remaining open land surrounding the battlefield. The history of Manassas battlefield illustrates that the Disney controversy is only the latest in a long line of skirmishes over historic preservation and use. Battling for Manassas is a record of the struggles to preserve the park over the past fifty years. First commissioned as a report by the National Park Service, this book tells how park managers, government officials, preservationists, developers, and concerned citizens have managed to find compromises that would protect the site while accommodating changes in the surrounding community. Joan Zenzen's narrative places these highly publicized preservation conflicts within the framework of the park's history. She traces the efforts to preserve this Civil War battleground as it has slowly been surrounded by suburban development and discloses how issues involving visitors' facilities, recreation use of parkland, non-park-related usage, and encroachment on park boundaries by commercial interests have all come into play. Her study draws on interviews with many individuals who have been influential in the park's history&—including park service officials, members of Congress, representatives of preservation groups, developers, and local officials&—as well as on archival documents that help explain the nature of each controversy. She also shows that the Park Service's reluctance to conduct long-range planning following the controversy over Marriott's proposed Great America theme park contributed to later battles over development. Battling for Manassas is the story of how one site has garnered national attention and taught Americans valuable lessons about the future of historic preservation. It demonstrates to everyone interested in the Civil War that, with only 58 of 384 sites currently under Park Service jurisdiction, what has happened at Manassas might well occur on other historic grounds threatened by development or neglect.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 027104893X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
When the Disney Company ended months of controversy in 1995 by deciding against locating its historic theme park near the National Battlefield Park in Manassas, Virginia, advocates of historic preservation had won their own battle but perhaps not their war. Few places exemplify the problems of historic preservation as urgently as Manassas. The site of this Civil War battle, also known as Bull Run, has been encroached upon by plans for an interstate highway, a cemetery, a shopping mall, and two theme parks. As Washington continues its sprawl into the Virginia countryside, pressure will surely mount to develop the remaining open land surrounding the battlefield. The history of Manassas battlefield illustrates that the Disney controversy is only the latest in a long line of skirmishes over historic preservation and use. Battling for Manassas is a record of the struggles to preserve the park over the past fifty years. First commissioned as a report by the National Park Service, this book tells how park managers, government officials, preservationists, developers, and concerned citizens have managed to find compromises that would protect the site while accommodating changes in the surrounding community. Joan Zenzen's narrative places these highly publicized preservation conflicts within the framework of the park's history. She traces the efforts to preserve this Civil War battleground as it has slowly been surrounded by suburban development and discloses how issues involving visitors' facilities, recreation use of parkland, non-park-related usage, and encroachment on park boundaries by commercial interests have all come into play. Her study draws on interviews with many individuals who have been influential in the park's history&—including park service officials, members of Congress, representatives of preservation groups, developers, and local officials&—as well as on archival documents that help explain the nature of each controversy. She also shows that the Park Service's reluctance to conduct long-range planning following the controversy over Marriott's proposed Great America theme park contributed to later battles over development. Battling for Manassas is the story of how one site has garnered national attention and taught Americans valuable lessons about the future of historic preservation. It demonstrates to everyone interested in the Civil War that, with only 58 of 384 sites currently under Park Service jurisdiction, what has happened at Manassas might well occur on other historic grounds threatened by development or neglect.
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia
Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manassas National Battlefield Park (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manassas National Battlefield Park (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, Virginia
Author: Manassas National Battlefield Park (Va.)
Publisher:
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Category : Cultural parks
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
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Category : Cultural parks
Languages : en
Pages :
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Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, Virginia: Northwest quadrant
Author: Manassas National Battlefield Park (Va.)
Publisher:
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Category : Cultural parks
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
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Category : Cultural parks
Languages : en
Pages :
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Manassas (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park, Virginia
Author: Francis F. Wilson
Publisher: Digital Scanning Inc
ISBN: 1582187770
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK preserves the scene of two of the famous battles of the Civil War. The first shall be ever memorable as the opening engagement of that great conflict, while the second, fought approximately a year later, paved the way for Lee's first invasion of the North. In each instance Confederate arms won signal success and dangerously threatened the National Capital. This Guide book for Manassas (Bull Run) covers both the 1st and 2nd Battles and is a reprint of the National Park Service Handbook Series No. 15
Publisher: Digital Scanning Inc
ISBN: 1582187770
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK preserves the scene of two of the famous battles of the Civil War. The first shall be ever memorable as the opening engagement of that great conflict, while the second, fought approximately a year later, paved the way for Lee's first invasion of the North. In each instance Confederate arms won signal success and dangerously threatened the National Capital. This Guide book for Manassas (Bull Run) covers both the 1st and 2nd Battles and is a reprint of the National Park Service Handbook Series No. 15
Manassas National Battlefield Park Amendments of 1988
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manassas National Battlefield Park (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manassas National Battlefield Park (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Manassas National Battlefield Park General Management Plan
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, Virginia: Northeast quadrant
Author: Manassas National Battlefield Park (Va.)
Publisher:
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Category : Cultural parks
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cultural parks
Languages : en
Pages :
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Development Concept Plan, Environmental Assessment
Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Battlefields
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Battlefields
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Potential Impact of Disney's America Project on Manassas National Battlefield Park
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests
Publisher:
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Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.