Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
iucn_category =


caption = Belle Grove
location = Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, Virginia, USA
nearest_city = Middletown, Virginia
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 10
lat_seconds = 03
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 78
long_minutes = 18
long_seconds = 03
long_direction = W
area = 3,593 acres (14.54 km²)
established = December 19, 2002
visitation_num = Not available
visitation_year = 2004
governing_body = National Park Service in partnership with other non-profit private organizations. Infobox_nrhp | name =Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove
nrhp_type = nhld


caption =
nearest_city= Middletown, Virginia
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 0
lat_seconds = 44
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 78
long_minutes = 18
long_seconds = 16
long_direction = W
locmapin = Virginia
area =
built =1797
architect= Hite,Isaac
architecture= Colonial Revival
designated= August 11, 1969cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=847&ResourceType=District
title=Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation |accessdate=2008-06-26|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = August 11, 1969
governing_body = Private
refnum=69000243cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park became the 388th unit of the of the United States National Park Service when it was authorized on December 19, 2002. The National Historical Park was created to protect several historically significant locations in the Shenandoah Valley of Northern Virginia. Areas protected by the park include the site of the American Civil War battle of Cedar Creek and the Belle Grove Plantation.

The National Park Service does not operate any facilities within the park at this time. Much of the park remains under private ownership and for this reason, most of the park is still closed to visitors. A visitor center operated by the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation is open to the public at the battlefield site. The Belle Grove 1797 plantation house, a National Historic Landmark, is open to the public and operates independently.

References

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/cebe/index.htm National Park Service: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historic Site]