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Historic Sites News and Information
Composer Stirs Up Oregon Trail in Music
February 2010
It's not often you're made aware of something that stis the historic soul, but that's just what Timothy Scott Misner has done with his new musical composition with multiple songs by Timothy Scott Misner called "Sketches from the Oregon Trail." Stirring. Great. Time the time to stop by his site. Worth a listen and perhaps a performance near you.
Florida Park Sites Perfect for Winter Fun
January 2010
Don't just visit the mouse! There's so much historical and natural wonders in the state of Florida, and winter is the perfect time to visit Cape Canaveral National Seashore with hits pristine beaches or Everglades National Park with its creatures of nature or even St. Augustine and visit forts and other such history. Take a day or two on your Disney vacation to see some of the other wonders of Florida. You'll be glad you did.
Casino Project Reemerges in Gettysburg
December/January 2009
Oh, no, not again! What was seen as a great and successful campaign to stop a Casino from being built in Gettysburg in 2006 is now in play again. Plans are underway to make another proposal for a Casino in Gettysburg, this time just 1/2 mile from the southern end of the field on Business Route 15, Emmitsburg Road, right along the Journey Through History. Spearheaded once again by Gettysburg businessman David LeVan, this project will be centered around the 100 acres of the current Eisenhower Inn. Help stop this project before it gets any further by joining the forces of No Casino Gettysburg. Expanded gambling legislation has now passed the PA legislature, allowing two new opportunities for the Gettysburg gambling proposal to apply for a license.
Joshua Tree NP Landfill
November 2009
Check them out here.Initial victory has been gained against the Eagle Mountain Landfill to be located around Joshua Tree National Park in California. Although the judge's rulgin halts progress on the project for now, it is importan to the Departement of the Interior to be convinced to halt pursuit of the project altogether. Please contact the Take Action campaign of the National Park Conservation Organization if you want to help stop the project.
Visit Small Site Wonders
November 2009
There are small gems everywhere and one of them sits less than an hour and one half from New York and Philadelphia. And while the history aspect of the town of Jim Thorpe (Mauch Chauk) is only one aspect of its appeal, it is a significant one. Named one of the top ten towns in America to visit in 2009, the picturesque mountain town has history in its railroad, mining, and Molly Maguire past, plus tons of recreation on the river and hiking and biking on its trails. Also good for the wine, cheese, and bed and breakfast crowd. One little known fact; at one time half of the millionaires in the nation lived in this town. Check Visit Jim Thorpe for more info.
Historic Sites Struggle in Recession
October 2009
It's a tough time for some of our nation's historic sites as the recession hits funding sources hard from state budget shortfalls to public fundraising decreases. Sites such as the National Underground Railraod Freedom Center in Cincinnati have seen their budget cut in half as well as a drop in attendance. Support your local site now with your visit; some have reduced prices to lure more visitation. While visitation is one source of their funds, and often not the major one, your visit can help. This dilemma reaches from the smaller museums such as the Santa Cruz Museum of History to larger institutions such as the Field Museum in Chicago. But it hasn't stopped others from opening their doors. The West Virginia State Museum has been revamped after closing its doors in 2004 and is now back with $17.3 million of great new space to show the wonders of the state. Plus it's free.National Parks Series
September 2009
Beginning September 27, the series on U.S. National Parks from Ken Burns, America's National Parks: America's Best Idea, will begin on PBS stations around the country. This series on our great national lands and history from the noted historic documentarian, whose previous work on the the Civil War and baseball are reknowned, will run for six episodes and begin with the nation's first park, Yellowstone. Check your local PBS stations dates and times.American
Revolution Center
August
2009
The American Revoloution Center has just entered into a historic
agreement with the National Park Service to exchange their land in
Valley Forge National Park for a site within Indepedence National
Historic Park in Philadelphia. The private musuem will now be
sited at 3rd and Chestnut Streets on the site of the former
Independence Park Visitor Center. It is still to be
determined
whether it will be in the old building or in a newly constructed
building, but this location is well suited for both the Revolution
Center's mission, while holding none of the controversy of the Valley
Forge site. It also will serve Independence National Park
well,
as the new visitor center site has pulled some of the traffic from the
old center's location. The American Revolution Center's
position
closer to City Tavern will assist in that as well. Congratulations to
all involved from America's Best History on the new location.
The
museum should be up and running within several years, although a target
date has not yet been set. For more info, go to the American
Revolution Center website.Follow the
Trail of Philadelphia History
July
2009
It's funny how little folks really know about the American Revolution,
its battles, and its timeline. A good place to start, when
you're
making your way to visit history in Philadelphia is Fort Mifflin, just
south of the city near the airport. When the British occupied
the city during the Revolution, the battle at Fort Mifflin in November
of 1777 allowed Washington's troops enough time to get to Valley Forge.
Go to Fort Mifflin, then Valley Forge. There's the
new FREE
Revolutionary Shuttle at Valley Forge that takes you around
the battlefield, too.
(pic below)
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growth, the problem of preservation funding is now in the fore even
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