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Landscape Features
Existing Agriculture
Existing Agricultural Land
Agriculture shapes much of the image,
character and lifestyle of the Study Area. It
is something that the Community wishes to
preserve as much as practical. Protecting
agricultural resources is part of a smart,
holistic growth plan and should be taken
seriously in the Study Area.
Small scale and large scale agricultural
activity is still prevalent in the Study Area
in the form of large tracts of commercial
operations and small agricultural
homesteads. In all, approximately 4,000
acres are currently being farmed.
Many of the large farms are concentrated
along Shillelagh Road, south of the Herring
Ditch in the southeastern quadrant of the
Study Area. There are also concentrations
of agricultural activity in the western
portion of the Study Area, along Dominion
as it turns to Highway 17 and near the
George Washington Highway. Agricultural
land is also found along the south side of
Drumcastle Lane and follows on to both
sides of West Road moving south, and again
between Number Ten Lane and Herring
Ditch Road.
Mapping the land used for agriculture will
bring attention to it so that a master plan
can be created that can preserve the most
sensible portions of it - such as the large
areas located in the southern portion of the
Study Area.
Figure 19: Existing agricultural lands
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Forested Land
1870 acres
Existing Agricultural Land
3800 acres
