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New General Management Plan for FRSP
Please join us as we craft a new 20-year vision for the park through our General Management Plan (GMP). A GMP identifies the overall direction for the future management of units of the National Park System, takes a long-range, broad, conceptual view, and answers the question, "What kind of place do we want this park to be?"
More from the planning team....
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Battle of Fredericksburg
The December 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg is remembered today, as one of the greatest Union defeats of the Civil War. Click here to read more about the history of the battle.
•A visitor center contains exhibits, 22-minute movie, seasonal walking tours, and a bookstore to help orient visitors to the battle.
•A driving tour and several walking trails provide access to key spots on the battlefield.
• Click here to read more about visiting the battlefield.
• Also visit Chatham.
• Fredericksburg National Cemetery Roster.
• Address for GPS users is 1013 Lafayette Boulevard, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Phone (540) 373-6122.
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Battle of Chancellorsville
The April-May 1863 battle is known as Confederate General Robert E. Lee's greatest victory. Click here to read about the battle.
• A visitor center contains exhibits, 22-minute movie, seasonal walking tours, and a bookstore to help orient visitors to the battlefield.
• A driving tour and several walking trails provide access to key spots on the battlefield.
• Click here to read about visiting the battlefield.
• Also visit the Salem Church and the Stonewall Jackson Shrine.
• For GPS users, the address of the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitors Center is 9001 Plank Road, Fredericksburg Virginia (not a mailing address). Phone Number (540) 786-2880
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Battles of Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House
The May 5-6, 1864 Battle of the Wilderness began a six week campaign that began the bloodiest campaign in American History. On May 8, 1864 the Union army seized initiative by moving from Wilderness to Spotsylvania Court House. That shift changed the course of the war as the armies began the road to Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House. Click here to read about the battles.
• We strongly recommend that visitors begin at either the Fredericksburg or Chancellorsville Visitor Center to obtain information, maps and directions. There is no visitor center and only seasonal staffing at Wilderness and Spotsylvania. An open air shelter provides orientation exhibits, along with seasonal walking tours.
• A driving tour and several walking trails provide access to key spots on the battlefields.
• Click here to read about visiting the battlefields.
• Also visit Ellwood.
•For GPS users, the address of the Wilderness Exhibit Shelter (not a mailing address) is 35347 Constitution Highway, Locust Grove, Virginia 22508.
• For GPS users, the address of the Spotsylvania exhibit shelter is 9550 Grant Drive West, Spotsylvania Va, 22553.
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Write to
Superintendent
120 Chatham Lane
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405
E-mail Us
Phone
Superintendent's Secretary
(540) 371-0802
Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center
(540) 373-6122
Fax
(540) 371-1907
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Climate
The weather is usually warm and humid in the summer. Generally the nicest weather is in the fall with occasional tropical storms in the late summer and early fall. Winters are generally cool with occasional snow and ice storms, but also some beautifully nice days. Spring weather is inconsistent. Early spring can be cool and wet with late spring being warm and humid intermixed with beautiful days.
In case of inclement weather call the park weather hot line at (540) 373-6122 about park closure status.
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The Wilderness Battlefield does not have a visitor center. Visitors should begin their visit at the Fredericksburg or Chancellorsville visitor centers where they obtain maps, brochures, and ask questions.
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Last Updated: February 19, 2012 at 09:17 MST |
