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May Meeting Agenda
May 15, 2002
The Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board (HR..AB) will be meeting on Tuesday,
May 21, 2002 at 7:30 p.m., in the Board of Supervisors' Executive Session Room*. This is the
conference room next to the American Flag in the Board Room. Access to the room should only be
from the back door that goes directly into the Board Room of the Frederick County Administration
Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The HRAB will discuss the following items:
AGENDA
1. Review of a rezoning application submitted by Charles E. Maddox of Gilbert W. Clifford
and Associates. The proposal is to rezone 15 acres from RA (Rural Areas) to RP (Residential
Performance) and the property is located on Cedar Creek Grade.
2. Review of an Implementation Project Grant application to the Shenandoah Valley
Battlefields Foundation.
3. Other.
Please contact this office if you will not be able to attend this meeting. Thank you.
*PLEASE NOTE NEW MEETING LOCATION.
Access to this building is limited during the evening hours. Therefore, it will be necessary to enter the
building through the rear door of the Board Room. I would encourage committee members to park in the
county parking lot located behind the new addition (accessible off of Cameron Street).
107 North Kent Street a Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
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Rezoning
Allan Property -Cedar- Creek Grade
Mr. Chuck Maddox of G. W. Clifford & Associates, Inc. has requested that the Historic Resources
Advisory Board comment on a rezoning application. The property is located just outside the city
of Winchester on Cedar Creek Grade. The applicants, Mr. Jim Vickers and Mr. Richie Wilkins, who
Mr. Maddox represents, are requesting that a 15 -acre portion of the Allan property be rezoned from
RA (Rural Areas) to RP (Residential Performance). The property is currently undeveloped and the
proposed land use would be age -restricted senior housing.
The site is located within core areas of the Second Battle of Kernstown and within the study area of
the First Battle of Kernstown. Also, adjacent to the site is the historic structure Homespun. The
HRAB reviewed a CUP request for a country store at that property a few months ago. Staff and the
applicant will provide more information on the history of the property and the proposed rezoning
at the HRAB's May meeting.
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Item # 2
Grant Application
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Staff is in the process of preparing a grant application to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields
Foundation (SVBF). The grant, if awarded to the county, would be used to acquire three
interpretative signs from Virginia Civil War Trails (VACWT). VACWT is a program designed to
enhance Civil War sites throughout the Commonwealth by providing interpretative signage and
heightening marketing efforts to promote tourism. Three proposed locations for signs have been
identified:
1. Fort Collier. Third Battle of Winchester(Opequon)
2. Winchester Equipment. Second Battle of Winchester, located at Route 522 North and Indian
Hollow Road.
3. Poorhouse. Second Battle of Winchester, located along Poorhouse Road, between Route 522
North and Route 50 West.
The county's costs associated with this project would be a minimum of a 20% match to the total
project cost, as required by the SVBF grant. The cost of each sign from VACWT is $2600 for a total
project cost of $7800. The county's minimum required match is $1,560 and is already available in
the Department of Planning and Development's 2001-2002 fiscal year budget. The Planning
Commission reviewed the grant application at their May 15, 2002 meeting. Staff would ask that you
look over the information included with this agenda and make a recommendation in support of the
SVBF grant application.
The County is also involved with another grant application to the SVBF. The Kernstown Battlefield
Association is submitting a request for funds to complete a fencing project around the battlefields
at Kernstown. That application is also available for your review.
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Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF)
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District
Implementation Project Grant Application
Please carefully read the guidelines before completing. Answer all sections in the space provided. Please do not bulk up your application with
unnecessary annual reports, booklets, etc. All written information to justify your proposal must be included on this application form. The only
supplements to this application form should be letters from the State Historic Preservation Office, letters of support, and letters from partner
organizations, maps indicating the location(s) of projects, signage, or other pertinent graphic information. Applicants must submit one (1) original
and eight (8) copies to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, 8895 Collins Drive, P.O. Box 897, New Market, Virginia 22844 by
31 May 2002.
All applications must either be typewritten on this form or printed from a digital version of this form using nothing smaller than a 10 -point font.
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
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1. Project Title:
2. Total amount Requested:
Virginia Civil War Trails Signs
$6240
3. Applicant: Provide the legal name of the organization that will enter into a
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cooperative agreement with the SVBF, if awarded. If legal name and commonly
used name are different, provide both.
❑ Battlefield(s)
Second Winchester
Name: Frederick County, Virginia
Opequon (Third Winchester)
Address: 107 N Kent Street
Winchester, VA 22601
G Related Sites
Fort Collier/Collier Redoubt
Poorhouse (DHR # 34-99)
Phone: ( 540 ) 665-5651 FAX:( 540 ) 665-6395
❑ District -wide
5. Project Summary: Briefly summarize your project in the space provided.
Frederick County would like to obtain funding from the SVBF to use towards the acquisition of interpretative signs through
the Virginia Civil War Trails (VACWT) program at three proposed locations in the county:
1. Fort Collier. Third Battle of Winchester (Opequon)
2. Winchester Equipment. Second Battle of Winchester, located at Route 522 North and Indian Hollow Road/State
Route 679.
3. Poorhouse. Second Battle of Winchester, located along Poorhouse Road/State Route 654, between Route 522
North and Route 50 West.
The project is intended to provide much needed interpretative signs and heighten marketing efforts to promote battlefield
tourism in Frederick County by utilizing VACWT.
6. Signature: Authorized representative of the applicant/principal partner. Signatures must be in ink. Please type or print in name and
title in the lines provided.
Signature: Date:
Typed Name: Rebecca Ragsdale Title: Planner I
. none: (540) 665-5651
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
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Applicant: Frederick County
loject Name: Virginia Civil War Trails Signs
7. Contact Person: Indicate who will be responsible for overall supervision and management of the entire project. This person will
be the main point of contact for the SVBF.
Name: Rebecca Ragsdale, Department of Planning and Development
Title: Planner I
Phone: (540) 665-5651 FAX: (540) 665-6395 E-mail: rragsdal@co.frederick.va.us
8. Type of Applicant. 9. Jurisdiction(s) Affected by the Project (cities, counties, and
u State❑ Municipal states)
❑ County 11 Nonprofit
Frederick County, Virginia
D Other
10. Have you received funding from other sources for 11. Are you seeking matching funds from any other organization
this project? If so, how much. (Does not include or agency?
matching funds)
.10 X Yes $
Yes No X
If yes, name of organization:
Criterion A - Significance of Site
Please refer to Application Guidelines; Criterion A (page 1) for guidance in answering this section.
Both Second Winchester and Third (Opequon) battlefields are ranked in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report.
Second Winchester (VA107) was rated as a Priority Four site; Military Class B, Major; and Interpretative Potential Criteria:
E unusually high casualty rate) and F (Teaches especially important lessons in military tactics and strategy).
Opequon (VA119) was rated as a Priority Four. Military Class A, Decisive; Interpretative Potential Criteria: B (effect upon
national politics or strategy), D (loss of significant commander by wounding, death , or loss of command, E, 0
(exceptional group behavior).
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Applicant: Frederick Coun
Project: Virginia Civil War Trails Signs
riterion B - Level of Need
Please refer to Application Guidelines; Criterion B (page 2) for guidance in answering this section.
The Fort Collier site is located just outside the City of Winchester and adjacent to the Fort Collier industrial park. The site
is threatened by the development associated with the industrial park and new businesses in the area, as no barriers to
protect the site exist. The site has no interpretative signs to tell the story of its role in the Third Battle of Winchester
(Opequon) and how the fort served to protect.
Along the southbound side of Route 522 north there exists a large portion of core battlefield areas of Second Winchester,
as identified in the National Park Service Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley. There are no interpretative
signs along Route 522 to make visitors aware of the significant battlefields that exist nor are there designated areas for
visitors to pull off. The Winchester Equipment site is located within a portion of that core battlefields area and the
Winchester Equipment Company is currently constructing their new facility on the property. The site is zoned for business
use, as is the site beside. With the current development around the site and a lack of historical markers there is need to
recognize the history of the site.
The Poorhouse is also a site that does not have historical markers or means to direct visitors to the site. There is an
opportunity at this site to further tell the story of the Second Battle of Winchester.
Criterion C - Preservation Opportunity
Please refer to Application Guidelines; Criterion C (page 2) for guidance in answering this section. Be sure to address how this project
addresses your organization's mission in relation to the Civil War site.
There is an existing Civil War organization, The Fort Collier Civil War Center, is currently working on preservation of the
in Collier site and plans for further educational and research opportunities. The Fort Collier site includes not only the
earthwork fortification but also the historic structure Stine house, both of which have been well preserved. Many
opportunities exist for education at the site with the efforts underway to preserve it and the establishment of the Civil War
Center there.
The owners of the Winchester Equipment site applied within the past year to the county to rezone the property to allow
for business uses. As a part of that rezoning application, they recognized the history of the site and proferred to dedicate
a 13,000 square foot easement to a Civil War organization. A strip of land behind Winchester Equipment's new facility that
is under construction on the site has been set aside for that purpose. The owners of the site are very willing to help
provide appropriate access to the easement and any historical markers that are placed within the easement. The owners
of the Poorhouse site, Fruit Hill Orchards, are also interested in historic preservation and education about the Second
Battle of Winchester. Poorhouse offers an opportunity to additional information about Civil War troop movements and the
property's individual role in the Civil War.
The Frederick County Department of Planning and Development with the Frederick County -Winchester Battlefield Task
Force completed the Battlefield Network Plan in February 1997. The plan was adopted by both the Frederick County Board
of Supervisors and the Winchester City Council. The plan outlines steps that should be taken to achieve its main goal of a
successful battlefield park network that preserves key sites, attracts tourists from around the world, and supports
education. Part of the plan is to create a tour network, linking together key Civil War sites in the County. (Please see
attached). The three proposed sites would not only fit within the VACWT network but would also provide key linkages for
the proposed tour network in the Battlefield Network Plan. As part of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic
District Management Plan, planned actions for both Second Winchester and Opequon include installing VACWT signs. This
proposed project would benefit Frederick County and provide much needed visitor services at the proposed locations.
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Applicant: Frederick County
Project: Virginia Civil War Trails Signs
riterion D - Objectives, Tasks, and Time Schedule
Please refer to Application Guidelines; Criterion D (page 2) for guidance in answering this section.
Project Timeline:
(This portion of the grant is not yet complete.)
Criterion )E - Support and Participation
Please refer to Application Guidelines; Criterion E (page 3) for guidance in answering this section.
Letters of support were sought and are enclosed:
Virginia Civil War Trails Executive Director
Fredrick County Planning Commission
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board
oug Rinker, Winchester Equipment Company
Fort Collier Civil War Center
Fruit Hill Orchards
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Applicant: Frederick County
Project: Virginia Civil War Trails Signs
riterion F - Qualifications
Please refer to Application Guidelines; Criterion F (page 3) for guidance in answering this section.
The Fredrick County Department of Planning and Development, who is responsible for this grant application, has applied
for and successfully completed grant projects in the past involving VACW1-. The most recent was a project involving ISTEA
funding in 1996 that resulted in VACWT in other places. Our role with this proposed project will be that of a project
coordinator. We are confident that we will be able to work with the VACWT and those organizations and individuals for
which the signs are intended to successfully complete the project.
Criterion G - Budget
Please refer to Application Guidelines; Criterion G (page 4) for guidance in completing the budget.
A. Consultant Fees: Include payment for professional and technical consultants. (If applicable)
Type of Consultant $ SVBF Funds $ Matching Funds $ In -Kind Match $ Total
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Sub -Total $0
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Applicant: Frederick County
Project: Virginia Civil War Trails Signs
B. Major Equipment, Supplies, and Materials: (If applicable)
Items Number of Items $ SV13F Funds
1. VACWT sign 1 $2080
2. VACWT sign 1 $2080
3. VACWT sign 1 $2080
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Basis for Cost
$ Matching Funds $ In -Kind Match $ Total
$520 $0 $2600
$520 $0 $2600
$520 $0 $2600
Sub -Total $7800
$ SVBF Funds $ Matching Funds $ In -Kind Match $ Total
Sub -Total $0
Total Costs $7800
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Additional Explanations:
nal information is provided to assist in the review of this grant application:
1. A map showing the three proposed locations for VACWT signs
2. A copy of the proposed Civil War Tour Network from the Battlefield Network Plan
3. A generalized site development plan for the Winchester Equipment site showing the reserved
area for a Civil War easement
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