Partner Site Information
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Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP is a "partnership park," in which the National Park Service works with several Key Partners to create and manage the park and its resources. These Key Partners are all non-profit or governmental organizations and include: Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation Belle Grove, Inc. The National Trust for Historic Preservation Shenandoah County, Virginia Scroll down for more information about each site. Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP is a park-in-development, only being created by Congress in 2002. Although there are over 3,700 acres within the park's authorized boundary, over half of this is still privately owned. Therefore, much of the battlefield is not accessible to the public. Nearly all of the remaining land (approximately 1,500 acres) and buildings are preserved and administered by the Key Partners. This "partnership" also means that the park is essentially run by volunteers. The staffing levels are currently so limited that, at present there are no National Park Service operated visitor facilities (nor a seven-day-a-week operation at the Park headquarters). The Key Partners also have limited staffing, relying heavily on volunteers to provide visitor services. Three sites, the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation Headquarters, Hupp's Hill Civil War Park and Belle Grove Plantation Manor House, are open to the public. All are good places to start learning the many stories of Cedar Creek, Belle Grove and the Shenandoah Valley (see Things to Do). 
Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation In 1996, Congress designated eight counties in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia as a National Heritage Area - the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District - which preserves and interprets the region's significant Civil War battlefields and related historic sites. The effort is led by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, which works with partners to preserve the hallowed ground of the Valley's Civil War battlefields, and to share its Civil War story with the nation. For more information, please go to: http://www.shenandoahatwar.org/ Upcoming Events: Click on this link to go to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation's calendar listing of events - http://www.shenandoahatwar.org/Calendar May 18, 2013 - Reenactment of the Second Battle of Winchester (Virginia Museum of the Civil War, New Market) May 18, 2013 - "An Evening with Robert E. Lee" (Luray Valley Museum, Luray) June 1, 2013 - Court and Market Days: Civil War Era, 1863 (Harrisonburg) June 8, 2013 - Civil War Kids Camp (Cross Keys) June 14, 2013 - "150 Years Ago…On This Day" Battlefield Tour - Second Battle of Winchester (Winchester) June 14, 2013 - "History at Sunset": Star Fort and the Second Battle of Winchester (Star Fort, Winchester) June 15, 2013 - Youth Program: "Voyagers Capture Star Fort!" (Star Fort, Winchester) June 15, 2013 - Living History at Star Fort (Winchester) June 15, 2013 - "Perfectly Wild": The Second Battle of Winchester - Seminar and Tour (Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and battlefield sites, Winchester) June 15, 2013 - Grand Caverns Heritage Day: "Soldier and Civilian Life in 1863" (Grottoes) July 12, 2013 - History at Sunset: "The Valley Pike: Route of Invasion" (Middletown) July 13, 2013 - "The Retreat from Gettysburg": Kent Masterson Brown program (Winchester) July 18, 2013 - Civil War Surgery with Dr. Irvin Hess (The Heritage Museum, Dayton) July 20, 2013 - Battle of Manassas Gap/Wapping Heights program (Front Royal) July 23, 2013 - "150 Years Ago…On This Day" Battlefield Tour - The Battle of Manassas July 27, 2013 - "Caring for the Wounded - 1863": Civil War Day in Shenandoah County (Sites throughout Shenandoah County) August 15, 2013 - "Harrisonburg's Confederate General Hospital" (The Heritage Museum, Dayton) August 17-18, 2013 - Civil War Weekend: "1863 in the Valley" (Sites in Winchester, Frederick County, and Clarke County) October 5, 2013 - "Farm Life Under War-time Conditions in 1863" (Clermont Farm, Millwood) November 2, 2013 - Heritage Day at the Mill - Life in 1863 (Burwell Morgan Mill, Millwood)
Snow Day at Belle Grove NPS Belle Grove Belle Grove is located in the northern Shenandoah Valley near Middletown, Virginia. It is an authentic 1797 Manor House, was built by Major Isaac Hite and his wife Nelly Madison Hite, sister of President James Madison. Major Hite, grandson of Shenandoah Valley Pioneer Jost Hite, expanded his original 483 acres to a prosperous 7500 acre plantation, growing wheat, raising cattle and Merino sheep, and operating a large distillery and several mills.
Upcoming Events: Coming in 2013.Save these dates! May 11, 2013 - "Of Ale and History" Beer Festival, noon to 6 p.m. June 1, 2013 - Belle Grove Garden Fest, 8am - 3pm October 7 - 13 - National Finals - Sheepdog Trials- 10am - 4pm October 19-20 - Civil War Living History & Cedar Creek / Belle Grove Battle Re-enactment Weekend November 2 - 3 - Antiques Appraisal and Traditional Crafts Festival, 10 am to 4 pm Location - 336 Belle Grove Road, 540-869-2028
For more information about Belle Grove events: www.bellegrove.org
Cedar Creek Battlefield NPS Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation mission is to preserve lands associated with the Battle of Cedar Creek, and to educate others about the importance of the battle in our local and national history. They have two locations:
Upcoming Events:
For more information go to www.cedarcreekbattlefield.org. 
The National Trust for Historic Preservation Helping people protect, enhance, and enjoy the places that matter to them. The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to protect the irreplaceable places that tell America's story. For more information: http://www.preservationnation.org/
Shenandoah County, Virginia The mission of the Shenandoah County Government is to promote an organizational environment that emphasizes the efficient delivery of high quality services to the public, assist the Board of Supervisors in carrying out its strategic objectives, and effectively communicate information about County operations and services to citizens, the Board of Supervisors, the public, the employees, and the media. For more information: http://www.shenandoahcountyva.us/
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Did You Know?
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park commemorates a decisive Civil War battle and protects a plantation house once occupied by James Madison's sister. More...