The Piedmont’s beautiful vistas also represent some of America’s most historic terrain.
Regional traffic congestion, pollution in the Occoquan?
The following text was sent out via email on June 3, 2022. Sign up for PEC email alerts → An aerial view from above Pageland Lane looking out past Manassas National Battlefield Park. Photo by Hugh Kenny/PEC Dear Supporter, Last ...
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Prince William County Considers Land Use Changes That Encourage Sprawl
Prince William County is evaluating three different land use changes that would introduce industrial and residential sprawl into the Rural Crescent, to the detriment of water quality, wildlife habitat, agriculture, historic resources, tourism and the rural atmosphere. Prince William adopted ...
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Madison County plans May 15 event to announce and present newly digitized Madison County land condemnation records related to creation of Shenandoah National Park
Contact:Kristie Kendall, Historic Preservation CoordinatorThe Piedmont Environmental Councilkkendall@pecva.org; 540-347-2334, x7061 From left to right: The Hawkins circa 1914, whose family lived along the Rapidan River in what is now Shenandoah National Park since 1770 (photo credit Nancy Hawkins Knighting); Rockland, ...
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Historic Thoroughfare At Risk
Thoroughfare is a historic African American community founded by formerly enslaved people that lies along Rt. 55 in western Prince William County at the edge of Haymarket. Although the County has planned for the area to remain rural and it ...
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Documenting the Freetowns of the Southwest Mountains
Aerial shot of the Southwest Mountains. Credit Hugh Kenny/PEC. The Piedmont Environmental Council is working with community members in Albemarle County to research and document the history and associated historic resources of African American communities in and around the Southwest ...
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