The Colden Estate and Mansion - Colden Preservation & Historical ...

Major Themes for Visitor’s Site Mansion and remains• Mansion and other buildings• Layout and history of otherimportant manmade features• Slave cemetery Animal Ecology• with emphasis on CadwalladerColden’s writings and philosophy• Deer• Black Snake• Others (rabbits, woodchucks, hawk,etc.)• Number of animals could be reduceddue to visitors Plant Ecology• The Coldens’ emphasis on floraidentification, history, ethnobotany,etc.• Osage Orange tree and the site’shorticultural history Fossils• The Coldens’ emphasis on religion,geology, evolution and naturalhistory.‣Make the best use of this space.‣View everything within its naturalsetting.‣Interpret important pieces of localnatural and cultural history.‣Engage in the outdoor teachingexperience and nature walks.