NatioNal Park Service • U.S. DePartmeNt of the iNterior Foundation Document River Raisin National Battlefield Park Michigan December 2012 Foundation Document Mason Run. NPS photo. Cover painting by Tim Kurtz Title: River Raisin Battlefield Used by permission: Monroe County Historical Commission River Raisin National Battlefield Park Contents Introduction 1 Description of River Raisin National Battlefield Park 3 Part I: Core Elements 6 Park Purpose 7 Significance Statements 8 Interpretive Themes 9 Fundamental Resources and Values 11 Summary 12 Part 2: Dynamic Components 13 Special Mandates and Administrative Commitments 13 Assessment of Planning and Data Needs 14 analysis of fundamental resources and values 14 analysis table 1 14 analysis table 2 17 analysis table 3 21 identification of key Parkwide or major issues and associated Planning and Data Needs 24 Prioritization of Planning and Data Needs 25 Appendix A: Enabling Legislation 27 Appendix B: Inventory of Past Planning Documents 29 Appendix C: Workshop Participants 31 t Ma L S r in io sw r n S o e t o t d d D S r n e e v o r a L n l Mo P N y s B Hw ir xie m w Di i C Ma o N o Co od N Vi lon lo yw S Wo cto ia nia o t r S l D l C od od t r t St ed r P D l Sh Le le a m c do er t r w a S i l nd C aw S r t w D n R e ose t i w g S v n r o i s S o Potential h e d d W e y r S l L id v t or r an i u ai a D R a n t P S r a p t M S rk E w S Boundary Ca t G o m ro b o p n v d u i e S s S m t P a t Sco l S co tt r wo D Area North od e C Ma S i o t ix ll e e N D ge v P A l n a g i Gl en ch W d N ale o C Mi ble t S r E t t Lo D S ra t in S e t t S e t y e G o r r ck f W D t V a d S in S s e t o S e t C G ss n r e n r e g W T r W e e F o ill E v B o w V A S in t e e St l p Ro E W E se t e L S il v o t lo S Ma r w A a S t in t S e n n t l v o A co W m r e n E E E i ll o lm r No io t A T L b t b S v r le e St d r e S v a t D t v i A l H o B 5 d r e o t 7 t n o e I n u i R D w S o y n l p l t o a s W o S Fr L on H r t St o Ma b r e A v W A 1 t st e S 5 S st t t i 7 S h t t I t W p a mi 2 N se S n B d n St F u o Te S nt lb ain St W e S Potential W 3 t rd 4 S n th t E Cresen S 1 R t Dr u Boundary t t st i S ve St R Mi n r E ll o R E S s lm t i t H a A n r S t u i v Area South r S mp s e o a e in Foundation Document h H o t h s t r r t re S n o S y o t S a ss S y t M sw a a r C S b d r M m W Wa 5 co Mu 7¨¦§5 th t a S 0 0.5 1 2 3 S M t n Miles W o S U t Area of Potential Boundary 6 E n g th 3 k n rd P St i S e n t rr o sh y w t n S L t n Wa S E e m W 5t 7 h m so t S o s h t r lo S e t J B t Ma L H S r in u io sw E mp r n S o 7 e t o t t d h t h d D r S r S C e t n t y e R F S e S ra t v o n t n r f k a h S l E l L n a 2 i o t n n J t H d St l Mo E S 7 co t P t S N h y s B Hw ir St xie m w Di t i C Ma o N o Co o E C N V lo l y d ict n on w S 6 n Wo o ia ia o t t E i r l l o t h 4 l o S D C d S t k d t r t St S t h Hulelds Corduroy Rd r r S n P E e t D t a l S r S 8 st e F h Le th t l t a m u t c d e t S S o r t C ir w an S co e la d r E Ct r w S 8 S S r n t w D R t a e o h y t i se g S a v w t a S v o J n w t r Wayone County o i N S s S d d Potential W he e n d a y r S e l r L r id v t s o e o a i u r Fro r a n A t nt ai D R va B s St n r t P S a p e e t M S rk E E w S Boundary Ca t G o 7 ch Huron River m ro b o t p n v d h u i e S st s S m t S P a t Sco t a l S t E co tt r S wo D E Area North od e e 5t C Ma S i h o ! t ix m S ll e D E o eg N r E t e v 8 t t t P t e 6 S l A h J S t S t S L h r S n g i S d t i b t e t a K e a is r st o n g t e t r a i e n y e l G S tu C i n l r R c t en ch E k ch a o W d e 8 y n R C al d th C N e Mi E ob Ct e S t Wi 5 le o t th S r E R t t Lo S D S ra t t in S H e t t S E u e t 9 y r e t o G h o n r r R ck S Plum Creek Crossing d f W D t t V iv a R d S i e S s n r e t ! 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