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Foundation Document Eisenhower National Historic Site Pennsylvania August 2016 Foundation Document NATIONAL PARK SERVICE • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Foundation Document Eisenhower National Historic Site Pennsylvania August 2016 Foundation Document Skeet Range FARM 2 Self Feeder Bull Pen Show Barn Loafing Shed Maternity Barn (Restroom and water Corn Crib available April to October) Equipment Bull Pen Shed Barn (burned) Breeding and Tool Shed Garage Greenhouses Herdsman’s Home Teahouse Garden (Park Headquarters) EISENHOWER FARM Putting Reception Green Center Path to Eisenhower cattle barns Barn Home Horse Shelter Secret Service Office Guest House Orchard Handicapped parking Helicopter Landing Pad Shuttle bus from Gettysburg Visitor Center Scale varies in this perspective Restrooms view. Background features appear smaller than similar Drinking water North features in the foreground. Eisenhower National Historic Site Contents Mission of the National Park Service 1 Introduction 2 Part 1: Core Components 3 Brief Description of the Park 3 Park Purpose 5 Park Significance 6 Fundamental Resources and Values 7 Other Important Resources and Values 9 Related Resources 10 Interpretive Themes 12 Part 2: Dynamic Components 13 Special Mandates and Administrative Commitments 13 Special Mandates 13 Assessment of Planning and Data Needs 13 Analysis of Fundamental Resources and Values 14 Analysis of Other Important Resources and Values 29 Identification of Key Issues and Associated Planning and Data Needs 32 Planning and Data Needs 33 Part 3: Contributors 38 Eisenhower National Historic Site 38 Partners 38 NPS Northeast Region 38 Other NPS Staff 38 Appendixes 39 Appendix A: Order of Designation for Eisenhower National Historic Site 39 Appendix B: Inventory of Administrative Commitments 40 Appendix C: Past and Ongoing Park Planning and Data Collection Efforts 41 Foundation Document Eisenhower National Historic Site Mission of the National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The National Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world. The NPS core values are a framework in which the National Park Service accomplishes its mission. They express the manner in which, both individually and collectively, the National Park Service pursues its mission. The NPS core values are: · Shared stewardship: We share a commitment to resource stewardship with the global preservation community. · Excellence: We strive continually to learn and improve so that we may achieve the highest ideals of public service. · Integrity: We deal honestly and fairly with the public and one another. · Tradition: We are proud of it; we learn from it; we are not bound by it. · Respect: We embrace each other’s differences so that we may enrich the well-being of everyone. The National Park Service is a bureau within the Department of the Interior. While numerous national park system units were created prior to 1916, it was not until August 25, 1916, that President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act formally establishing the National Park Service. The national park system continues to grow and comprises more than 400 park units covering more than 84 million acres in every state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. These units include, but are not limited to, national parks, monuments, battlefields, military parks, historical parks, historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, recreation areas, scenic rivers and trails, and the White House. The variety and diversity of park units throughout the nation require a strong commitment to resource stewardship and management to ensure both the protection and enjoyment of these resources for future generations. The arrowhead was authorized as the official National Park Service emblem by the Secretary of the Interior on July 20, 1951. The sequoia tree and bison represent vegetation and wildlife, the mountains and water represent scenic and recreational values, and the arrowhead represents historical and archeological values. 1 Foundation Document Introduction Every unit of the national park system will have a foundational document to provide basic guidance for planning and management decisions—a foundation for planning and management. The core components of a foundation document include a brief description of the park as well as the park’s purpose, significance, fundamental resources and values, other important resources and values, and interpretive themes. The foundation document also includes special mandates and administrative commitments, an assessment of planning and data needs that identifies planning issues, planning products to be developed, and the associated studies and data required for park planning. Along with the core components, the assessment provides a focus for park planning activities and establishes a baseline from which planning documents are developed. A primary benefit of developing a foundation document is the opportunity to integrate and coordinate all kinds and levels of planning from a single, shared understanding of what is most important about the park. The process of developing a foundation document begins with gathering and integrating information about the park. Next, this information is refined and focused to determine what the most important attributes of the park are. The process of preparing a foundation document aids park managers, staff, and the public in identifying and clearly stating in one document the essential information that is necessary for park management to consider when determining future planning efforts, outlining key planning issues, and protecting resources and values that are integral to park purpose and identity. While not included in this document, a park atlas is also part of a foundation project. The atlas is a series of maps compiled from available geographic information system (GIS) data on natural and cultural resources, visitor use patterns, facilities, and other topics. It serves as a GIS-based support tool for planning and park operations. The atlas is published as a (hard copy) paper product and as geospatial data for use in a web mapping environment. The park atlas for Eisenhower National Historic Site can be accessed online at: http://insideparkatlas.nps.gov/. 2 Eisenhower National Historic Site Part 1: Core Components The core components of a foundation document include a brief description of the park, park purpose, significance statements, fundamental resources and values, other important resources and values, and interpretive themes. These components are core because they typically do not change over time. Core components are expected to be used in future planning and management efforts. Brief Description of the Park Eisenhower National Historic Site, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, preserves the home and farm of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States. Consisting of 690 acres, the site includes four distinct farms: the Allen Redding farm, purchased in 1951 by General Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower and expanded over the next two decades; two adjoining farms purchased by Eisenhower’s associate W. Alton Jones and farmed in partnership with General Eisenhower; and an additional adjoining farm donated to the government to preserve the historic setting. Drawn to Gettysburg by his memories of commanding Camp Colt, the U.S. Army Tank Corps training center located on the Gettysburg Battlefield, along with the rich Civil War history and rural atmosphere the area provided, General and Mrs. Eisenhower purchased the 189-acre Redding farm adjacent to Gettysburg National Military Park in 1951, with plans of turning the aging farmhouse and agricultural lands into a retirement farm. While General Eisenhower’s time as the commander of the new North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces and campaigning for the presidency in 1952 delayed his plans, Mamie convinced him to proceed with renovations during his presidency so that the couple could use the farm while General Eisenhower was president. 3 Foundation Document In August 1955, General and Mrs. Eisenhower moved into the renovated farmhouse, visiting often during Eisenhower’s presidency. As president, he used the house as a weekend retreat, a stage for international diplomacy, and a place to recuperate, with the farm becoming the “temporary White House” in 1955 while General Eisenhower recovered from a heart attack. Following his tenure as president, General Eisenhower finally retired to the farm in 1961, keeping an office at Gettysburg College and focusing on writing his memoirs and spending time with family and friends. The Eisenhower family made a gift of their farm to the federal government in 1967. Secretary of the Interior Stuart Udall subsequently designated the farm, with the concurrence of President Lyndon B. Johnson, as a national historic site on November 27, 1967. With the general’s death in 1969, the farm officially became government property. Mamie Eisenhower continued to live at the farm under a special use permit until her death in 1979. The site was officially opened to the public in 1980. Although the General and Mrs. Eisenhower’s initial intent was simply to purchase a quiet retirement home in the country, in the end the farm at Gettysburg provided much more than this. The farm was a weekend getaway from the pressures
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