Historic, Scenic Landscapes
The Piedmont's beautiful vistas also present some of America's most historic terrain-where visionaries, pioneers, farmers, generals, soldiers, slaves and Presidents lived and left their mark.
Explore beautiful images and details of the nation's past in this new book published by the National Geographic Society-Journey Through Hallowed Ground Birthplace of the American Ideal.
"This part of northern Virginia has soaked up more of the blood, sweat and tears of American history than any other part of the country." --Late Yale historian C. Vann Woodward
PEC is proud to be a part of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground partnership, dedicated to raising national awareness of the unparalleled history of this region.
When communities recognize a landscape as especially valuable for its scenic beauty, PEC prioritizes our conservation and rural preservation efforts accordingly.
Many tools are available to preserve rural land, from private land conservation to Purchase of Development Rights programs, land use taxation, zoning provisions and more.
Newspaper, TV, and radio reports on the issues that affect our historic and scenic landscape.
