Points of Intersection: Historic Preservation in Kent County, Maryland, and Planning for the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Abstract
In October 2006 the commissioners of Kent County, Maryland, enacted legislation
establishing an Historic Preservation Commission. Earlier in 2006, Kent County
prepared a comprehensive management plan that included a chapter addressing
historic preservation issues.
On December 19, 2006, the National Trails System Act was amended to
designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (CAJO), the
first completely water-based trail in the national parks system. During 2008 and
2009, the National Park Service is creating its comprehensive plan for the
management and use of the trail. The NPS depends on partnerships with public and
private entities at the local and regional level to help create such a plan.
herefore, a primary research question is the extent to which Kent County can
concentrate historic preservation efforts to complement CAJO planning. This study
will examine opportunities available to the County in historic site preservation as they
relate to the development of CAJO.
Notes
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Final project submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, University of Maryland, College Park, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Certificate in Historic Preservation, 2008."/ HISP 700 Spring 2008./ Includes bibliographical references (leaves 40-41).