City Of Alexandria: City Of Alexandria To Host Virtual Community Meeting On Fort Ward Park Projects

Press release from the City of Alexandria:

Jan 20, 2022 at 10:23 AM

The City of Alexandria will host an online community meeting about Fort Ward Park on January 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. The meeting will provide an opportunity to learn about and provide input on recommendations in the Fort Ward Park and Museum Area Management Plan and the Fort Ward Interpretative Plan.

The virtual meeting will include a presentation about historic resources, upcoming projects and related archaeology. Projects to be discussed include an accessible route to the picnic shelter, accessible parking areas, playground relocation, and the protection and commemoration of cemeteries and interpretive elements.

The goal of the Fort Ward Interpretive Plan is to expand interpretation in Fort Ward Park to include the full range of its history, especially including the African American experience and the post-Civil War Fort community. Fort Ward's Civil War history will remain a core theme, but new elements will explore the legacy of that pivotal era.

Visit alexandriava.gov/FortWard for more information.

For inquiries from the news media only, contact Andrea Blackford, Editorial Communications Manager, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact judy.lo@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5490, Virginia Relay 711.

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This news release is available at alexandriava.gov/125818

This press release was produced by the City of Alexandria. The views expressed here are the author’s own.