019-00
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT
BY THE
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Board of Supervisors of Frederick County, in regular meeting on the 8th day of November 2000,
adopted the following:
WHEREAS, Frederick County is richly endowed with numerous and significant historic sites
including remnants of the Civil War-era fortification known today as Star Fort; and
WHEREAS, Star Fort, being constructed in 1862 by the Confederate 4th Alabama regiment, first
served as a component of the military defense for the Confederacy and was later used by the Union
Army, who expanded the fortification and changed its name from Fort Alabama to Star Fort; and
WHEREAS, the preservation and interpretation of this site and the story it offers are a valuable
resources to the residents of Frederick County and the Shenandoah Valley; and
WHEREAS, the Star Fort Management and Interpretation Plan shall serve as a planning resource
for the future protection, management, and execution of this important site.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, thatthe Board of Supervisors of Frederick County,
Virginia, endorses the Star Fort Management and Interpretation Plan.
This resolution was approved by the following recorded vote:
Richard C. Shickle, Chairman
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Robert M. Sager
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W. Harrington Smith, Jr.
Aye
Margaret B. Douglas
Aye
Charles W. Orndoff, Sr.
Aye
Sidney A. Reyes
Aye
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BOS Resolution No.: 019-00
COUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
540/665-5651
MEMORANDUM FAX: 540/678-0682
To:
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
From:
Amy M. Lohr, Planner II -rJ .
Subject: Star Fort Management and Interpretation Plan
Date: October 31, 2000
In 1999, the Frederick County Department of Planning and Development was awarded $25,000 from the
American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) to develop a management and interpretation plan for
Star Fort. Star Fort, a component of both the second and third battles of Winchester, is a valuable
interpretive resource, not only for our area, but for the Shenandoah Valley as a whole.
The goal of the plan is to provide guidelines for immediate and long-term management, preservation, and
interpretation of the site. Oculus, an historic preservation consulting firm based in Charlottesville,
Virginia, produced the plan in coordination with members of the County Staff and Robert Rhodes,
Chairman of Fleet's Virginia Battery, Middlesex Artillery, the current owner of the property.
The plan recommends a phased approach to site management and an estimated monetary expenditure for
each of the three phases. Generally speaking, phase one addresses the need to stabilize the site to prevent
further degradation. Phase two addresses initial site development and preservation of the identified
resources. Finally, phase three details possible access points for the public and illustrates a scheme for
enhancing the interpretive experience for the visitor.
At the Planning Commission's meeting of October 18,2000, commissioners inquired how the plan would
be utilized. Staff explained that the plan would be used as a professional tool by some future management
entity that would be selected to be responsible for the restoration and stabilization of the fort The
Planning Commission unanimously endorsed the plan and recommended approval to the Board.
A copy of the plan has been provided for you. . Staff will be available to accept your comments and/or
questions regarding the plan.
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