Preservationists from across Tennessee gathered at Lipscomb University on May 13 and 14th, 2011, for the first statewide Battlefield preservation Summit of its kind in the country.
Facilitators challenged the participants to examine the significance, condition and preservation feasibility of the 39 Civil War Sites Advisory Commission (CWSAC) “most significant” battle sites and the 123 sites in Tennessee the CWSAC recommended for further study. Participants, by Grand Division, characterized each known battlefield calling upon personal knowledge, internet searches and the new Tennessee State Library and Archives Civil War GIS program.
Participants also examined opportunities for collaborative preservation for the sites. Partners such as the Land Trust for Tennessee, the Civil War Trust, the State of Tennessee (Parks, Greenways, TWRA,
CW Trails program) and many other agencies and local organizations, are identified as potential “partners in preservation” as the plan is developed.
Volunteers from each Grand Division have formed teams to do the follow-up work and help write the plan and on December 2nd, Team captains met to chart their teams’ next tasks.
Photo Attribution: TCWPA appreciates Chris Cuomo’s photographs of the Tennessee Civil War Battlefield Preservation Summit shown throughout the website.
