The purpose of the following assessment is to set out a holistic preservation philosophy for the cultural resources associated with CUlS. In addition to park-owned resources, the assessment includes cultural resources contained within reserved estates. The majority of the resources are discussed in association with one of the seven National Register Historic Districts to which they contribute. These districts are Dungeness Historic District, Plum Orchard Historic District, Stafford Plantation Historic District; High Point - Half Moon Bluff Historic District, Rayfield Archeological District, Table Point Archeological District, and St. Marys Historic District. The resource assessment for the High Point- Half Moon Bluff Historic District; located at the north end of Cumberland Island, is largely split because of the contrasting NPS management responsibilities associated with the two distinct areas of High Point and HalfMoon Bluff. An archeological assessment is included for the entire district because .archeological resources are scattered throughout the north end beyond the concentration of historic resources within High Point or HalfMoon Bluff. At this time, the NPS actively manages and maintains most of the historic resources associated with the HalfMoon Bluff community, whereas all of the historic resources associated with High Point are within reserved estates.
Following a general discussion of each district is an assessment of the various resource types, including an overview of resource conditions and issues and threats that affect their long-term preservation. This assessment is followed by general management recommendations only. Detailed resource treatment recommendations are listed separately by resource type in the appendices at the end of the plan. The ability to propose treatment recommendations is based on the availability of adequate documentation and evaluation as well as the existing condition of the resource. Proposed treatment recommendations, almost without exception, require additional funding and personnel to accomplish. For high and medium priority recommendations, detailed project statements need to be developed and included in the NPS Project Management Information System (PMIS) with a target fund source identified. This plan also recognizes that a comprehensive survey of cultural resources at CUIS has yet to be accomplished and that such a survey may reveal additional cultural resources.
Cultural resources that do not contribute to one of the five historic districts are discussed in the Other Resources section. This section includes archeological districts, an overview ofCUIS's ethnographic resources, and an assessment of potential natural history collections at non-NPS repositories.
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