Cobb County, Georgia purchased a 67 acre tract in fee simple to preserve the last intact remnant of the Confederate Chattahoochee River Line Defenses. Cobb County received a grant from the National Park Service for preservation planning of the tract. Brockington and Associates provided historic significance and design options for its development into a historic park. During the course of this project, we conferred with numerous preservation organizations and government agencies. Specifically, Brockington staff coordinated with the Cobb County Planning Division, National Park Service (NPS) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, the Georgia Civil War Commission, the Cobb County Historic Preservation Commission, the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office, and many others.
This project involved preservation planning for the U.S. Army Reserve post at Fort Douglas, Utah. Fort Douglas was constructed during the Civil War in 1864 to quiet growing discontent within the Mormon community in nearby Salt Lake City. The army post was continually expanded until World War II. This project identified historic preservation requirements and priorities for the Army Reserve. Brockington and Associates worked closely with U.S. Army Reserve Headquarters staff, the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Utah State Historic Preservation Office.
Brockington and Associates completed an archaeological reconnaissance to ascertain the presence of reported Civil War earthworks on the 26 acre study tract. This tract is owned fee simple by the City of Rome, Georgia. The reconnaissance showed that Civil War fortifications were indeed present on the tract, but had been damaged in 1894 by construction of the city waterworks. Specific recommendations were presented to city representatives for management of this cultural resource. We worked closely with the City of Rome, local preservation group representatives, and the Georgia Historic Preservation Division.
A reconnaissance was conducted for a proposed highway connector in east Richmond, Virginia. The entire study corridor ran along the Confederate outer defenses, which were directly attacked during several major Union offensives. Spatial limits for significant actions were defined for the Battles of Seven Pines, Oak Grove, and Darbytown Road. Brockington and Associates coordinated with the engineering client LPA, Inc., the Virginia DOT, and the Virginia State Historic Preservation office.