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Honey Springs Civil War Battlefield - Master Plan Development Project -

 

Monuments and Shelter on County Road north of Rentiesville.

In 1997 Dr. Karen Hanna (now the Dean of the College of Environmental Design California State Polytechnic University) and Brian Culpepper from CAST prepared the the report for the Honey Springs Civil War Battlefield 1997 Master Plan Development - Civil War Battlefield Planning with GIS.

The purpose of a historic park's master plan is to guide its development and operations for a period of time, usually five to fifteen years. After that length of time, many conditions will have changed which will require modification or wholesale changes in the plan. Societal conditions change; such as the demand for historic parks, the funding situation, or the site and its environs. The general development plan described here is based on the conditions that existed in the years 1995 through 1997.

This Report is called a "master plan," while the map and descriptions of specific proposed improvements are called the "general development plan." The plan elements derive from goals and objectives established early in the design process. A program of uses has been developed which facilitates these goals and objectives. The design process also includes an evaluation of the site's natural and cultural conditions. Assignment of particular uses to their most appropriate site location is called the "area relationship study", and it precedes the preliminary site plan. Following reviews, cost estimates and public meetings, the general development plan takes shape. The step-by-step procedure is documented in the Appendix.

This master plan calls for:

o Parcel acquisitions
o Establishment of conservation easements to protect important views
o Partial penetration of the battlefield with an entry drive and a tour drive
o Five interpretive trail loops, each with a trail head parking area, benches and other amenities
o A Visitor's Information Center
o An overlook facility on Pumpkin Ridge
o Hiking and bicycle trials

This master plan has been in preparation for several years, and during that time there have been several personnel changes. The headings below attempt to describe the participants at each phase of the work.

In the fall of 1997, the following persons were involved at the federal level were:

  • National Park Service, American Battlefield Protection Program:

  • Ginger Carter, Grants Manager

 

In earlier phases the following persons were involved at the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) of the National Park Service. Some participated periodically throughout the work:

  • Dr. Marilyn Nichols, Director, ABPP; Maureen Foster, Deputy Director, ABPP; Rebecca Shrimpton, ABPP; Tom Carroll, Special Projects Coordinator, Santa Fe Regional Office; Neil Mangum, Regional Historian, Santa Fe Regional Office; Jim Gott, Superintendent, Pea Ridge (Arkansas) National Battlefield Park;
  • Edwin Cole Bearss, Chief Historian of the National Park Service, Emeritus.

 

The following participants have been active throughout the project:

  • Oklahoma Historical Society (staff): Dr. Bob L. Blackburn, Deputy Executive Director; Dr. William B. Lees, Director of Historic Sites; Ralph W. Jones, Special Projects Coordinator; Richard Ryan, Superintendent, Fort Gibson Historic Site (NHL); J. Blake Wade, Executive Director; John R. Hill, then-Director of Historic Sites; Whit Edwards, Director of Education and Programs.
  • Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies at the University of Arkansas: Dr. W. Fred Limp, Director; Karen C. Hanna, Principal Investigator; R. Brian Culpepper, GIS Specialist
  • Oklahoma Historical Society (Board of Directors): Dr. LeRoy H. Fischer, Mr. Denzil D. Garrison, Dr. Marvin E. Kroeker, Dr. William P. Corbett, Mr. Jordan B. Reaves, Mrs. Emmy Scott Stidham, and Dr. Lewis R. Stiles.

 

Those who gave major assistance to the preservation project include the following.

  • The Honorable Manual Lujan, Secretary of the Interior (1989-1992)
  • Civil War Sites Study Commission, Dr. Holly Robinson, Chairperson
  • The Conservation Fund, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites
  • The Civil War Trust
  • The Oklahoma Battlefield Protection and Development Commission: The Honorable John Bryant (State Representative, Tulsa) Chairman,
  • The Honorable Frank Shurden, (State Senator, Okmulgee), Vice-Chairman

 

Below you'll find pdf copies of the
Honey Springs Civil War Battlefield - 1997 Master Plan Development Project Report and

The Appendix to the Report

Other Civil War Projects at CAST 

Related Links:

American Civil War - Oklahoma Map of Battles

Interview with Ms. Lucinda Davis, a Civil War era resident and witness to the "Battle of Honey Springs, July 17th, 1863"