Hassel_Island_Landscaping_Map.pdf

Appendix A: Hassel Island Trail Map

National Park Area designations to be cleared on Hassel Island

Creque Marine The large open space adjacent the slipway can be mowed and or weed-whacked.

Removal of plants from the slipway and all masonry ruins can be done with hand tools such as loppers, clippers and hand saw. (see attached diagram)

Leprosarium Grounds (see attached diagram)

Shipley Battery The large open space in front of the battery and behind it can be mowed and or weed-whacked. Removal of plants one foot from the walls and in the masonry ruins can be done with hand tools such as loppers, clippers and hand saw. A weed-whacker can be used near the walls if the masonry is strictly stone construction. Only hand tools should be used around the guardhouse / small pox station (see attached diagram)

Lime Kiln Site Now that the lime kiln has been stabilized, vegetation removal can be completed as undertaken on almost all historic structures in that one foot from the wall must be cleared with hand tools unless stone, from there it can be cleared ten feet around the structure with a weed-whacker or hand tools.

Historic Barge No vegetation can be removed from the barge as it is overgrown with protected mangrove plants.

Bronsted Wharf Vegetation removal can be completed by cutting one foot from the wall with hand tools from there it can be cleared ten feet around the structure with a weed-whacker or hand tools. Extra care should be undertaken in and around these structures as there are areas that could collapse.

Hamburg American Line and US Navy Station The open yard area leading from the dock to the Hassel Jr structures can be mowed. Hand tools a foot out from the brick building warehouse foundations that line the waterfront will have to be cleared with hand tools one foot from the walls; the rest could be weed-whacked.

British Officers Quarters and Hazzel Cemetery Vegetation removal from the areas in the diagram below must be done with hand tools only- clippers, loppers and hand saw. No vegetation can be removed from the top of the kitchen walls and adjacent cistern until these structures can be stabilized. Up to ten feet can be cleared from around designated complexes.

British Barracks Hand tools should only be used in working around these very degraded structures. Only the kitchen and one barrack with cistern are somewhat intact for interpretation purposes.

Care should be taken when working around these ruins to prevent addition deterioration.

British Hospital Kitchen The trail runs alongside the remains of the British hospital’s kitchen. This is a stone structure that can be cleared with hand tools as defined in the map diagram below.

However, no attempt should be made to clear any other structures related to this complex.

It is apparent that these building were mostly constructed of wood and there is very little to nothing above ground for interpretation. The archeological potential is great for understanding early military hospitals and should be protected from any foot traffic.