Brandywine Battlefield Preservation Plan
The plan presents recommendations on how to better preserve the battlefield's open spaces and historic landscapes. Over 200 historic resources are inventoried within the Brandywine Battlefield including buildings, meetinghouses, fords, and landscapes that were the location of combat and of battle-related events. The plan is presented in two documents below: the main report and a map atlas.
This project was funded through a National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program grant.
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The Plan
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction and Regional Influences
- Chapter 2: Land Conservation Plan
- Chapter 3: Historic Resources Plan
- Chapter 4: Public Access Evaluation
- Chapter 5: Interpretation, Education and Tourism
- Appendix A: Being Developed
- Appendix B: Historic Resources Inventory
- Appendix C: Implementation Plan and Cost Evaluation
- Appendix D: Expanding Historic Narratives
- Appendix E: Task Force Recommendations
Map Atlas
Chapter 1 Maps: Introduction and Regional Influences
- 2010 ABPP Survey Battlefield Boundary Map 1.1
- Landmarks Visible to Marching Troops Map 1.2
- Combat Sites and Troops Movements Map 1.3
- Summary of Animated Map Troop Locations Map 1.4
- 2010 KOCOA Battle Summary Map 1.5
- Quaker Cultural Influences in the Brandywine Valley Map 1.6
- Soils in the Brandywine Battlefield Map 1.7
- Geology of the Brandywine Battlefield Map 1.8
- British Troops Movements 1778 to 1778 Map 1.9
- Philadelphia Campaign of 1777 Key Troop Movements Map 1.10
- Battle of Brandywine: British and American Areas of Control Map 1.11
- Modern Roads and 1777 Troops Movements Map 1.12
Chapter 2 Maps: Land Conservation Plan
- 1883 Land Use Historic Conditions Map 2.1
- 1904 Land Use Historic Conditions Map 2.2
- 1937 Land Use Historic Conditions Map 2.3
- 1958 Land Use Historic Conditions Map 2.4
- 1993 Land Use Historic Conditions Map 2.5
- 2010 Land Use Historic Conditions Map 2.6
- Inventory of Existing Protected Lands Map 2.7
- Inventory of Engagement Zone and Marching Corridor Parcels Map 2.8
- Inventory of Lands Well Suited for Protection Map 2.9
- Inventory of Land Use by "Anderson Land Cover" Map 2.10
- Inventory of Existing and 1777 Woodlands Map 2.11
- Inventory of Floodplains and Water Resources Map 2.12
- Inventory of Wetlands and Sensitive Habitats Map 2.13
Chapter 3 Maps: Historic Resources Plan
- 2010 ABPP Project Area Map 3.1
- 2010 KOCOA Cultural Topography Map 3.2
- 2010 KOCOA Terrain Analysis Map 3.3
- 2010 KOCOA Battle Analysis Map 3.4
- Cartographic Boundaries 1977 to 1992 Map 3.5
- Historic Resources Inventory Map 3.6
- Existing "National Register Historic Places" Map 3.7
- 1989 National Landmark Archeological Potential Map 3.8
- Preliminary Inventory of Areas with Potential Archeological Sites Map 3.9
- Trimbles Ford Site Mapping Evaluation Map 3.10
- Anvil Village Site Mapping Evaluation Map 3.11
- Defining Features Inventory Map 3.12
- Resources within Historic Districts or Complexes Map 3.13
- Open Space Preservation and Historic Resources Map 3.14
- Battle Conflict Areas Map 3.15
- National Historic Landmark Evaluation Map 3.16
- Revised Planning Boundary Concept Map 3.17
- Topography and KOCOA Troop Locations Map 3.18
- Topography and Strategic Landscapes Map 3.19
- Historic Resources and Strategic Landscapes Map 3.20
- Open Space and Strategic Landscapes Map 3.21
Chapter 4 Maps: Public Access Evaluation
- Inventory of Steep Slopes and Topography Map 4.1
- Inventory of Bicycle and Pedestrian Destinations Map 4.2
- Roadways in 1777 Historic Conditions Map 4.3
- Inventory of Roadway Infrastructure & Conditions Map 4.4
- Inventory of Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Routes Map 4.5
- Inventory of Road Bikeability Conditions Map 4.6
- Viable On-road Bicycle Routes Map 4.7
- Inventory of Existing and Proposed Trails and Paths Map 4.8
- Potential Trail Destination and Links Map 4.9
- Approximate Location of 1777 Fords Map 4.10
- Inventory of Viable Trails and Paths Map 4.11
- Combined Trail and Bikeway Network Concept Map 4.12
- "1777 Loop" Concept (Philadelphia Campaign) Map 4.13