Online Resources

•  Approved 2009 Subregion 6 Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment

Historic Information and Resources

• Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
• Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration
• Prince George's County Planning Department's Historic Preservation Section
• Historic Roads: Important Elements to consider in Preservation
• Shipwreck could yield the USS Scorpion from War of 1812 (Washington Post)

Historic Tobacco Barn Preservation

• Maryland Historical Trust: April 2010 Tobacco Barn Summit
• State of the Tobacco Barns of Southern Maryland Report, November 2004
• Adaptive Reuse of Tobacco Barns
• Tobacco's Dead Barns Get New Life (Southern Maryland Newspapers Online)

 Recreational and Educational Opportunities

• Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
• Billingsley House Museum, Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park, and Patuxent Rural Life Museum
• Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary
• The Patuxent Water Trail

Rural Design Principles: Examples and Resources

• Cork Rural Design Guide: Building a New House in the Countryside!
• Rural By Design: Maintaining Small Town Character
• Town of Roxbury, WI Town Plan. See Rural Design Guidelines

State and National Scenic Byway/Planning Information

• Maryland Scenic Byways
• National Scenic Byways Program: Star Spangled Banner Scenic Byway
• Maryland Department of Planning
• Context Sensitive Solutions for the Maryland National Historic Road Scenic Byway

Organizations and Portal Sites

• American Planning Association
• Cyburbia Urban Planning Community
• Planetizen: Planning and Development Network