Historic, Scenic Landscapes
The Piedmont's beautiful vistas also present some of America's most historic terrain-where visionaries, pioneers, farmers, generals, soldiers, slaves and Presidents lived and left their mark.
Route 231 is a Scenic Byway, but VDOT's plan to double the size of this bridge would make the road feel more like a highway.
PEC and our partners are providing funds to assess and repair damages to historic buildings in downtown Culpeper, due to the August 23 earthquake.
PEC advocates for a plan for the Rt. 3 corridor that maximizes the economic potential of the area's extraordinary historic sites.
VDOT is collecting comments on their plan to nearly double the width of the bridge over Mulatto Run on Scenic Rt. 231. Find out more in this Sept. 26, 2011 PEC email alert.
The 2011 Photo Contest results are in -- Congratulations to Molly Peterson, Edward Payne, James Marshall and Tom Lussier for winning their respective categories-- and to Molly Peterson for winning the favorite photo overall! View the winning photos here.
PEC helps to celebrate and protect major landmarks like The Wilderness, as well as the richly historic open landscapes that surround them and give the Piedmont its distinctive character.
People love the beauty of the Piedmont, whether they make their homes here or come to visit, supporting the region’s sizeable tourism industry.
VDOT is proposing a new road called The Tri-County Parkway, proposed for land in Prince William and Loudoun Counties. The road would also go through the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Read more about the project and how it will damage parkland.
Walmart drops plans, but much of the gateway to the battlefield could still be developed. What happens next?
On Wednesday, January 26, 2011, Wal-Mart announced the cancellation of plans for a proposed Supercenter at the Wilderness Battlefield. Read more about the announcement.
The proposed Unison Battlefield Historic District is home to one of the nation's most pristine Civil War battlefields.
Historic land saved from development preserves a gateway to the Journey Through Hallowed Ground. Read more about the history and the future of Gilberts Corner in this article from the Spring 2010 Piedmont View.
PEC now holds easements on four adjoining properties in southern Albemarle, including historic Redlands. Just a few miles from Monticello, generations ago the land was home to Thomas Jefferson's neighbors. Read more from the Spring 2010 Piedmont View.
A Madison farm owner with a round barn now on the state and national register of historic places put her land in easement so it would stay a farm. Read more about the conservation of this special place in an article from the Spring 2010 Piedmont View.
Piedmont roads take us through some of the country's most historic landscapes, but their future is uncertain. Read this article to learn how PEC saved a gateway at Gilbert's Corner, saw the Rt 50 traffic calming project to fruition, and more.
"This part of northern Virginia has soaked up more of the blood, sweat and tears of American history than any other part of the country." --Late Yale historian C. Vann Woodward
Many tools are available to preserve rural land, from private land conservation to Purchase of Development Rights programs, land use taxation, zoning provisions and more.
Learn more about historic, scenic landscapes through these web resources.
PEC is proud to be a part of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground partnership, dedicated to raising national awareness of the unparalleled history of this region.
Newspaper, TV, and radio reports on the issues that affect our historic and scenic landscape.
Other posts related to Historic Preservation in the Virginia Piedmont.
