To Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. Sabillasville SOUTH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK 550 491 HAGERSTOWN WATERSHED Lantz H Deerfield Nature Trail Loop Owens Creek 1300ft 396m Sawmill HAGERSTOWN WATERSHED Owens Creek Browns Farm Trail Poplar Grove CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN PARK (National Park Service) Chestnut Spicebush Nature Trail wheelchair-accessible trail Blue Ridge Summit Overlook 1520ft 463m Round Meadow Greentop 1880ft 573m Hog Rock Nature Trail Hog Rock 1610ft 491m Misty Mount Cabins Charcoal Thurmont Vista 1499ft 457m 550 To Smithsburg and Hagerstown g wheelchair-accessible parking only and trail 77 no trail connection l Cunningham Falls Blue Blazes Whiskey Still Visitor Center 920ft/280m Wolf Rock 1401ft 427m To Gettysburg, Pa. 806 William Houck Area Snack bar Boat rental Catoctin Mountain Park Headquarters Chimney Rock 1419ft 432m Store Contact Hunting Creek Lake Boat launch 256m THURMONT 522ft 159m Campground registration Dump station Fishing pier Cunningham Falls State Park Administrative Office Bentz 77 Memorial Lake 15 e Cat Rock 1562ft 476m To Wolfsville R THURMONT W A TERSHED 806 Hiking trail Horse and hiking trail Steep trail; arrows point uphill Overlook Parking Ranger station Picnic area Cabin camp Bobs Hill 538m CUNNINGHAM FALLS STATE PARK (Maryland Park Service) Unpaved road Wheelchair-accessible Catoctin National Recreation Trail: hiking trail horse and hiking trail Park Central Road is closed for 2.5 miles from the visitor center for winter recreation mid-December to mid-March. Public campground Sleeping shelter Manor Area Playground 0 0.5 1 Kilometer Visitor Center Scales and Tales Aviary 0 0.5 1 Mile Catoctin Furnace pedestrian bridge over road CatoctinIronFurnace 495ft 151m Catoctin Furnace a S
20. CULTURAL RESOURCES COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES Cultural Resources Comprehensive Strategies Priority Resource Comprehensive Strategy Activity, by Sequence (number activities, 1., 2., 3.) Activity Category: A = Base Knowledge, B = Management and Mitigation, C = Monitoring Sequencing In PMIS? If yes, note PMIS # Estimated Duration (Years) Cost Likely Funding Source Priority (High, Medium, low) Historic Structures in Camp Greentop and Camp Misty Mount – FRV Preserve and maintain historic structures in cabin camps 1. Prepare detailed Condition Assessments, including as-built architectural drawings, for all historic structures in Camp Greentop and Camp Misty Mount A 1 1–3 years 100,000 Cultural Resources ONPS (CRONPS) High 2. Develop a comprehensive treatment plan for all structures B 2 1–2 years 50,000 CRONPS 3. Implement treatment plan B 3 2–4 years 500,000 Repair/rehabilitation, or cyclic, line item 4. Prepare Preservation Maintenance Plan, including future preventative maintenance treatments B 4 1–2 years 25,000 CRONPS/ONPS 5. Monitor and maintain condition, assess and modify treatment as necessary (ongoing) C 5 Ongoing 10,000 per annum (TBD) ONPS Historic Structures in Camp Greentop and Camp Misty Mount – FRV Manage camps facilities while allowing for continued visitor use Prepare Camp Facilities Management Plan B 1–2 years 50,000 ONPS Medium Ethnographic Resources – FRV Develop a park ethnography program by initiating research and documentation, prioritizing identified ethnographic resources directly associated with park FRVs 1. Complete ethnographic overview and assessment A 1 197250A 2–3 years 79,000 CRONPS High 2. Complete ethnographic study of all groups listed below, prioritizing activities 3–6 because they are park FRVs, and to make working with the oldest populations a priority. This will be guided by the ethnographic overview and assessment. A 2 5–10 years 500,000 CRONPS 3. Complete ethnohistory and cultural affiliation of camp users from 1930s to present, including members of the Maryland League for People with Disabilities (historically known as League of Crippled Children). A 2 1–2 years 60,000 CRONPS
Cultural Resources Comprehensive Strategies Priority Resource Comprehensive Strategy Activity, by Sequence (number activities, 1., 2., 3.) Activity Category: A = Base Knowledge, B = Management and Mitigation, C = Monitoring Sequencing In PMIS? If yes, note PMIS # Estimated Duration (Years) Cost Likely Funding Source Priority (High, Medium, low) 4. Obtain oral history and transcription information from John Whiteclay Chambers II‘s OSS report (2008) and evaluate the information to identify potential ethnographic resources A 2 1 year 2,000 ONPS 5. Complete ethnohistory with OSS society members and evaluate the information to identify potential ethnographic resources A 2 1–2 years 35,000 CRONPS 6. Complete ethnohistory with CCC alumni association A 2 1–2 years 25,000 CRONPS 7. Develop oral history plan (ongoing) coordinated with interpretation and resource management A 3 168752 1–2 years 100,000 ONPS 8. Complete ethnographic research / traditional use study on mushroom collection in coordination with natural resource staff and evaluate the information to identify potential ethnographic resources. A 3 1–2 40,000 CRONPS 9. Transcribe pre-park landowner oral histories, and evaluate the information to identify potential ethnographic resources A 3 1–2 years 75,000 CRONPS Ethnographic Resources – FRV Develop plan to monitor condition of ethnographic resources Extent of which monitoring would need to occur will be determined by the ethnographic overview and assessment and subsequent identification of ethnographic resources (see comp. strategy above) through research, interviews, and documentation. Monitoring protocols would be developed through consultation with associated ethnographic groups, depending on the resource. B, C 4 Ongoing TBD ONPS Low Cultural Landscapes – FRV Conduct historical research and documentation 1. Evaluate undocumented, potential component landscapes for integrity: Camp Round Meadow, Braestrup Tract, Mission 66 areas (Owens Creek Area and Chestnut Area), Lewis Property. A 1 1–2 years 10,000 CRONPS High
Cultural Resources Comprehensive Strategies Priority Resource Comprehensive Strategy Activity, by Sequence (number activities, 1., 2., 3.) Activity Category: A = Base Knowledge, B = Management and Mitigation, C = Monitoring Sequencing In PMIS? If yes, note PMIS # Estimated Duration (Years) Cost Likely Funding Source Priority (High, Medium, low) Other Historic Structures – OIRV Preserve and maintain historic structures 1. Prepare historic structure reports and/or detailed condition assessments including as-built architectural drawings for national register-eligible structures such as the Blacksmith Shop, Visitor Center, Quarters 1, Ike Smith Pumphouse, CCC Dining Hall, Infirmary, possibly Mission 66 buildings, Great Society resources, stone wall at Round Meadow, dry-stack stone walls, culverts, Braestrup buildings and structures, and others. A 1 1–3 100,000 CRONPS High 2. Develop treatment plan when necessary, as determined by condition assessments B 2 1–2 years 50,000 CRONPS 3. Implement treatment plan B 3 2–4 years 500,000 Repair/rehabilitation, or cyclic, line item 4. Preservation maintenance plan, including future preventative maintenance treatments B 4 1–2 years 25,000 CRONPS/ONPS 5. Monitor and maintain condition, assess and modify treatment as necessary (ongoing) C 5 Ongoing 10,000 per (TBD) ONPS Archeological Resources – OIRV Update archeological research and documentation 1. Update ASMIS database for site condition and monitor identified sites C 1 Ongoing 10,000 CRONPS Low 2. Add newly identified sites to ASMIS database A 2 Ongoing 2,000 CRONPS 3. Identify unsurveyed areas with high probability for archeological resources (see LBG 2011 for specific recommendations) A 3 1–2 years 5,000 CRONPS 4. Conduct site evaluation studies (see LBG 2011 for specific recommendations) A 4 3–5 years 400,000 CRONPS 5. Examine threats and develop management if it is determined that certain archeological resources are threatened B nondependent Ongoing 50,000 ONPS
Cultural Resources Comprehensive Strategies Priority Resource Comprehensive Strategy Activity, by Sequence (number activities, 1., 2., 3.) Activity Category: A = Base Knowledge, B = Management and Mitigation, C = Monitoring Sequencing In PMIS? If yes, note PMIS # Estimated Duration (Years) Cost Likely Funding Source Priority (High, Medium, low) 6. Develop Archeological Resources Protection Act strategy for law enforcement rangers, maintenance staff, resource managers, and other park staff B nondependent Ongoing (once every 2 years) 2,000 ONPS – Regional Support High 7. Conduct additional I or II archeological survey for future ground-disturbing activities (per section 106) A, B nondependent Ongoing 50,000 Project Museum Collections – OIRV Preserve and protect park museum collections 1. Accession backlog of museum objects and evaluate archival collection. A 1 Ongoing 10,000 ONPS Medium 2. Improve storage and exhibit of museum collections B, C nondependent 3–5 years 100,000 Project 3. Improve storage condition of archival collection. Put objects, such as historic drawings, photos, film, etc., into improved, protected file folders, fireproof cabinets, etc. B 2 1–2 years 10,000 CRONPS 4. Evaluate objects from the craft center/living history program for deaccession A, B 1 year 2,000 ONPS 5. Review and update of collections statement B nondependent 185465A 1 year 3,500 CRONPS 6. Prepare collections management plan B 3 185465B 1–2 years 35,000 CRONPS 7. Digitize relevant archival material B nondependent Ongoing 10,000 CRONPS 8. Accession new items as needed A, B nondependent Ongoing 5,000 ONPS Views and Vistas – FRV Strategy 1: Document baseline conditions 1. Define, review and update identified views and vistas (from the cultural landscape inventory, cultural landscape report, national register, and ethnographic overview - to be completed). 2. Complete a viewshed analysis A 1 Ongoing 10,000 CRONPS Medium Strategy 2: Develop partnerships and participate in local planning initiatives 1. Work with Frederick and Washington counties and surrounding communities to preserve viewsheds B nondependent Ongoing 10,000 Base (ONPS) Medium
Cultural Resources Comprehensive Strategies Priority Resource Comprehensive Strategy Activity, by Sequence (number activities, 1., 2., 3.) Activity Category: A = Base Knowledge, B = Management and Mitigation, C = Monitoring Sequencing In PMIS? If yes, note PMIS # Estimated Duration Cost Likely Funding Source Priority (High, Medium, low) Strategy 3: Document and monitor trends and changes in views and vistas over time 1. Record trends using historic photos and collect current photo points to compare photography over time. 2. Conduct interviews with park visitors. 3. Conduct mapping activities. 4. Conduct aerial photography activities and postcards A, C 2 Ongoing 10,000 ONPS Medium Strategy 4: Maintain designed access to overlooks 1. Perform routine maintenance to vegetation to maintain views / vistas / overlooks B nondependent Ongoing (check) Base (ONPS) Medium 2. Include views and vistas in vegetation management plan and/or watershed management plan A 1 1 year (see costs associated with plans) Base High 3. Include one question in visitor use survey related to views and vistas experience A 2 4. Conduct panoramic viewshed sight line monitoring – photo points A, C 3 Ongoing 10,000 ONPS High 5. Develop interpretive for certain views and vistas B 4 3–4 years 35,000 ONPS High All Cultural Resources Update historical research and documentation of Catoctin Mountain Park’s historic context and historiography in support of important cultural resource types 1. Complete and submit final national register nomination for Catoctin Mountain Park to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places for listing A 1 Underway 0 High 2. Prepare historic resource on OSS history at Camp Greentop to support potential ethnographic resources associated with OSS groups, as well as OSS artifacts in the museum collection and archives, or possibly in yet-to- be-discovered archeological sites A 40,000 3. Update the park’s administrative history, completed in 1986 A 40,000 4. Incorporate new historical information gleaned from cultural resources documentation into park interpretive programs A 10,000