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SHAF Donates $5,000 to Antietam National Battlefield for the Restoration of the Piper Farm Lane

NPS News Release, August 17, 2007 – This donation will allow the National Park Service to begin work on this restoration project several years ahead of schedule. Work will include repairing several areas which have suffered from severe erosion, installing erosion control devices, construction of a safe tread and installation of historically accurate fences. Upon completion

Replanting Piper’s Orchard

The final block of the historic Piper Orchard is tentatively scheduled to be planted Saturday, 8 December 2007. In preparation for the planting, arrangements were made with Maryland Correctional Enterprises to erect the cages that protect the trees from deer. Six inmates and a team leader worked 182 hours over four days to install over 720

From the Archives

(from the December 2009 SHAF Newsletter) by Tom Clements, SHAF President In hopes that it may interest our readers, and to give them a taste of the memoirs of many veterans of the battle, we will from time to time run a few letters from men who survived the battle. These letters come from the National Archives

Piper Farm Lane: Workday 11/6/2010

Here are a few photos from the workday this past Saturday. About 20 SHAF members and friends turned out on a glorious fall day to clear brush and start construction on a post and rail fence along the historic Piper farm lane, just east of the house. We got a lot of work done, clearing about

Victory for Preservation!

Something I thought we’d never see has happened! The 44 acre Wilson tract, the triangular parcel of land south of the Cornfield and north of the Visitor’s Center, has been purchased by Civil War Trust. SHAF has contributed several thousand dollars to this effort, and now we have been asked to help restore the property. This

Preservation Opportunities!

This property is known as the Wilson Farm, but Antietam scholar Joseph Harsh called it the Bloody Pasture. It is just south of th Cornfield and bordered by Cornfield Avenue, Smoketown Road and the Hagerstown Pike; 44 acres and the site of the some of the most severe fighting on September 17, 1862. Long held in

Additional Accomplishments

In partnership with the Maryland Environmental Trust and the Maryland Department of Transportation successfully procured easements for more than 3,000 acres in the Antietam area.
Promoted and encouraged an agricultural land preservation program in Washington County, Maryland as a step toward scenic preservation
Worked with local citizens and elected officials to establish a special zoning category around the Antietam Battlefield.
Purchase of endangered properties for resale with protective easements
Encourage and assist elected officials on all levels to endorse preservation legislation and issues.
Successfully supported a plan for the restoration and preservation of Antietam Battlefield.
Sponsored essay contests on historic themes in local schools
Created an annual scholar award in honor of author and historian Joseph L. Harsh
Contributed to purchases of property at Shepherdstown Ford and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.