Assateague’s Rackliffe House to be Restored as a Museum
DNR is pleased to announce plans for the Rackliffe House at Assateague State Park to become a public museum, under a historic long-term lease negotiated with the Rackliffe House Trust, Inc. Rackliffe approached DNR two years ago with the concept of restoring the vacant house into a museum and heritage discovery center to be used exclusively for educational purposes. The non-profit organization will restore the house to its original 1752 appearance and interpret its history and that of the surrounding coastal bays. The museum will complement the natural resource focus of the National Park Service’s Barrier Island Visitors Center, the State Park Visitor Center, and the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Education and Research Center, forming a “campus” setting. A walking path to the site will eventually form part of a trail system within the park.
March 9, 2006The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov
