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    Andersonville

    National Historic Site Georgia

Park Planning

Panoramic photograph of brick and metal sculptural feature
Courtyard sculpture "The Price of Freedom Fully Paid," located behind the National Prisoner of War Museum.
NPS/C. Barr
 

The National Park Service prepares a variety of planning and environmental documents to help guide it in managing park resources. These documents can range from site-specific impact analyses, to broader park-wide plans for future use and management of the park, such as the General Management Plan.

Long Range Interpretive Plan - February 2010 [2.10 MB PDF]
This Long-Range Interpretive Plan offers guidance for enriching interpretive programming and improving visitor experiences at Andersonville National Historic Site over the next ten years.

Southeast Region Civil War Sesquicentennial Action Plan - October 2010 [6.50 MB PDF]
Regional goals and strategies for engaging the public during the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

National Prisoner of War Museum Dedication Program - April 1998 [9.42 MB PDF]
Program from the 1998 dedication of the National Prisoner of War Museum. Contains detailed background information on the development of the museum.

General Management Plan - June 1988 [14.6 MB PDF]
The purpose of a general management plan is to ensure that each park has a clearly defined direction for resource preservation and visitor use.

Historic Resource Study - 1970 [14.5 MB PDF]
This invaluable study charts the history and development of Camp Sumter.

Did You Know?

Prison cell from the Hanoi Hilton, North Vietnam reproduced in the National Prisoner of War Museum

A cell from the Hanoi Hilton (Vietnam War prison) has been re-constructed in the National Prisoner of War Museum. Known also as the Hoa Lo Prison, it was built by the French around 1900 to hold Vietnamese political prisoners. During the Vietnam War, the prison held United States servicemen who faced horrific conditions and torture while imprisoned there.