Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Preservation
Just because this issue is important to me (and it should be to you).
Plans for a casino just outside Gettysburg were shot down last year, but the site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle is threatened by spreading home construction, a preservation group says...
"Tens of thousands of valiant young Americans still lie entombed in those fields," former U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, D-Texas, who backed federal spending on Civil War land preservation, told reporters Tuesday. "It is truly hallowed ground."
In addition to sites in Pennsylvania, Alabama and Virginia, the report names Civil War locations in jeopardy in Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Suburban sprawl was cited as the most common problem.
In addition to sites in Pennsylvania, Alabama and Virginia, the report names Civil War locations in jeopardy in Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Suburban sprawl was cited as the most common problem.
Once these sites are gone (and earthworks are very fragile) they are gone forever. You can help by clicking here and becoming a member.
Labels: battlefield, civil war, gettysburg, land trust, preservation
