Interpretive Planning Workshops

Interpretive Planning Workshop, North Point State Park

In November and December 2009, during eight workshops in Maryland, Alexandria, VA, and Washington, DC, Trail partners and stakeholders contributed information about War of 1812 stories and sites in their regions that have the potential to provide learning and recreational opportunities for visitors and residents. 

Results of the Interpretive Planning Workshops

Click here to view a summary report of the workshop series. Click on a location below to read the minutes from a particular workshop:

• AIA Building,Washington DC
• Jefferson Patterson Park. Southern Maryland
• Hyattsville Municipal Building near Bladensburg, Prince George’s County, MD
• Lloyd House, Office of Historic Alexandria, VA
• Queenstown Town Hall, Maryland’s Eastern Shore
• Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore City
• North Point State Park, Baltimore County, MD
• Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, Havre de Grace, MD

Information from these workshops, as well as prior studies and reports and the Trail legislation and feasibility study, led to the development of a draft plan, which was circulated for partner and public comment in August 2010, and finalized in January 2011.