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Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Management Plan Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area Management Plan Freedom’s Way Heritage Association, Inc. Massachusetts and New Hampshire June 2015 Photos, front cover: Background—the view of Mount Wachusett on the southwestern edge of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area from Prospect Hill and Fruitlands National Register Historic District in Harvard, MA, at roughly the center of the heritage area. Detail, from left—Amherst, NH, town common; the Old North Bridge, center of the Concord, MA, portion of the fight in the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, today in the Minute Man National Historical Park operated by the National Park Service and a key Freedom’s Way partner; gazebo in Ashby, MA; and a costumed interpreter with visitors at the town common in Lexington, MA, known as Battle Green and a National Historic Landmark. All photos are by Patrice Todisco, Interim Executive Director of the Freedom’s Way Heritage Association. Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area Management Plan June 2015 Freedom’s Way Heritage Association, Inc. Massachusetts and New Hampshire Prepared by ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Board of Directors of Freedom’s Way Heritage Association, Inc. Meg Bagdonas, President Tim Castner PAST DIRECTORS Will Ludt, Vice-President Marge Darby Robert Adam Margaret Coppe, Secretary Anne DeBoalt May Balsama Paul Przybyla, Treasurer Wyona Lynch-McWhite Sharon Bernard Peter C. Webb, Executive Denise Morrissey Hugh Field Committee Member-at- Charles Worcester Large Management Plan Steering Committee Maud Ayson Will Ludt Patrice Todisco Meg Bagdonas Denise Morrissey Lucy Wallace May Balsama Heidi Ricci Peter C. Webb Marge Darby Lou Sideris Interpretive Plan Review Committee Maud Ayson Phil Lupsiewicz Mary Fuhrer Leslie Obleschuck Jayne Gordon Patrice Todisco Freedom’s Way Heritage Association Team Patrice Todisco, Interim Executive Director Mary Fuhrer, Historian & Consultant, Maud Ayson, Program Coordinator Paths of the Patriots Linda Bowie, Communications Manager Kim Trang Nguyen, Office Manager WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR: Nancy Nelson, Superintendent, Polly Kienle, Phil Lupsiewicz, Leslie C. Obleschuk, and Lou Sideris (retired), Minute Man National Historical Park, National Park Service (NPS); Peter Samuel, National Heritage Area Program, Northeast Region, NPS; Libby Herland, Eastern National Wildlife Refuge Complex, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS; Christopher C. Skelly, Massachusetts Historical Commission; Josh Lehman, Bicycle-Pedestrian Program, Department of Transportation; Paul Jahnige, Greenways and Trails Program, Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR); Jim Lafley and Denise Morrissey, Mount Wachusett State Reservation, DCR STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE; Deborah J. Gagne and Mary Kate Ryan, Division of Historical Resources; Larry Keniston, Bicycle & Pedestrian Program, Department of Transportation REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCIES: Tanya Paglia, Metropolitan Area Planning Council; Julie Conroy, AICP, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, MAGIC; Sheri Bean, Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (and Montachusett Regional Trails Coalition); and Beverly A. Woods, Northern Middlesex Council of Governments REGIONAL TOURISM AGENCIES: Deborah A. Belanger, Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau; Diane Burnette, Johnny Appleseed Trail Association; and Susan Nicholl, Metro West Visitor Bureau AND WITH THANKS TO THE MANY CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS PLAN, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): Jim Moran, American Antiquarian Society; Dianne Serriey, Andover, MA; Roland Chaput, Arlington, MA; Doug Briggs, Ashburnham, MA; Terri Courtemarche, Ayer, MA; Celeste Philbrick Barr, Beaver Brook Nature Center; Brian Donahue, Brandeis University; Buddy Dougherty, Brookline, NH; Terrance Ingano, Clinton Historical Society; Margaret R. Burke, Leah Giles, Jennifer Gratz, and Emer McCourt, Concord Museum; Margaret Frederickson, Lara Kritzer, and Sarah Marchant, Concord, MA; Peter Lowitt, Devens Enterprise Commission; Eugene Finney, Fitchburg Art Museum; Irene E. Hernandez, City of Fitchburg, MA; Josiah Richards, Fitchburg, MA; Ruth Rhonemus, Fort Devens Museum; John Balco, Friends of Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge; Melissa Kershaw, Wyona Lynch- McWhite, and Mike Volmar, Fruitlands Museum; George Hamilton, Goffstown, NH; John Ott, Groton Historical Society and Fruitlands Museum; Ron Ostberg, Fruitlands Museum; Doug Cleveland and Dick Lates, Hollis, NH; Michael Sczerzen, Lancaster Historical Society; Carolyn Mueller, Littleton Historical Society; Kerry Spiedel, Town of Lunenburg, MA; Dillon Bustin, Madison Park Development Corporation; Barbara DeVore, Bob Larochelle, Joe McGuire, and Wentworth, Mason, NH; E. Heidi Ricci and Kristen Scopinich, Massachusetts Audubon Society; Christy Foote-Smith, Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts Audubon Society; Jayne Gordon, Massachusetts Historical Society; John Anderson and Heather Champigny, Medford Historical Society; Bill Parker, Milford, NH; Richard Canale, Minuteman Scenic Byway Committee; Elizabeth Ainsley Campbell, Al Futterman, Marion Stoddard, and Lucy Wallace, Nashua River Watershed Association; Maggie Stier, New Hampshire Preservation Alliance; Ellen Greenberg, The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University’s School of Business; Electa Kane Tritsch, Oakfield Research; Matt Waitkins, Peterbrook, NH; Michelle Barker, Preservation Massachusetts; Meredith Marcinkewicz, Shirley Historical Society; Lee Swanson, Sudbury Historical Society; Neela De Zoysa, Ruth Griesel, Ursula Lyons, and Laura McPath, Sudbury, MA; Cindy Brockway, Jason Hill, and Sandy Lower, The Trustees of Reservations; Stacey Beuttell, Walk Boston; Robert Levite, West Brookfield, MA; Gordon McColough, Westford, MA; Darlene Wigton, Woburn Historical Commission; and James Chiarelli. THE FREEDOM’S WAY HERITAGE ASSOCIATION ALSO WISHES TO THANK THOSE WHO ATTENDED PUBLIC WORKSHOPS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN.THEIR THOUGHTFUL PARTICIPATION PROVIDED GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT. Consulting Team Heritage Strategies, LLC, Birchrunville, PA A. Elizabeth Watson, AICP, Project Manager Peter C. Benton, RA, Preservation Planner Washington College Geographical Information Systems Program Stewart Bruce, Program Coordinator Nichole Gillis, Project Manager Daniel Benton, Journeyman Leader Emily Aiken, Analyst Plan Production This management plan as a whole was authored and produced collaboratively by the Freedom’s Way Heritage Association, principally by Patrice Todisco, Interim Executive Director, and the Heritage Strategies team with wide input from a variety of partners. Ms. Todisco originated Chapter 1, co-authored Chapter 2, guided development of the interpretive themes in Chapter 2, and provided editorial oversight for the entire plan. Photos We are grateful for all contributed photos, which are acknowledged individually throughout the plan. All photos not otherwise attributed were taken by Peter Benton. This Management Plan is financed in part with a federal grant from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. The contents and opinions expressed in the report do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the granting agency. iv Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area Management Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1.1 Context......................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Background.................................................................................................. 6 1.2.1 National Heritage Areas............................................................................... 6 1.2.2 Founding of Freedom’s Way....................................................................... 7 1.3 Freedom’s Way and the National Park Service Call to Action......... 9 1.3.1 Conceptual Foundation and Approach..................................................... 10 1.3.2 Mission, Vision and Goals........................................................................... 11 1.4 The Plan....................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 2: Sharing the Heritage Area’s Stories: Interpretation and Education............................................................................................................. 13 Chapter 3: Engaging Participants in Freedom’s Way: Communication & Collaboration...................................................................................................... 14 Chapter 4: Stewards of the Heritage Area: Enhancing Quality of Life through Community Planning and Resource Conservation.................... 15 Chapter 5: Attracting Visitors to Freedom’s Way: Cultural Heritage Tourism................................................................................................................ 17 Chapter 6: A Business and Implementation Plan for Freedom’s Way Heritage Association......................................................................................... 18 1.5 Guiding Principles..................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER 2: SHARING THE HERITAGE AREA’S STORIES Ɠ INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION 21 2.1 Interpretation and Education Approach................................................ 22 2.1.1 Planning Process and Existing Programs............................................... 23 2.1.2 Existing Interpretation in Freedom’s Way............................................. 24 2.1.3 Interpretive Themes.....................................................................................
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