Bill Aimed at Preserving American Revolution, War of 1812 Sites
<http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/67647.html>

Source: *http://www.mgwashington.com*<http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/news/article/bill-aims-to-preserve-american-revolution-war-of-1812-sites/2622/>(3-5-09)

Endangered Revolutionary War and War of 1812 battle sites, including
locations throughout the South, could get federal preservation grants under
a bill passed this week by the House.

“There’s a fundamental misconception that the American Revolution and War of
1812 took place only in the Northeast,” explained the bill’s sponsor, New
Jersey Democratic Rep. Rush Holt.

“In truth, the story of the American Revolution and the War of 1812
crisscrosses 33 states, from New York to Louisiana, from Georgia to Oregon,”
he said.

Holt acknowledges a parochial interest, describing New Jersey as being at
“the crossroads of the American Revolution.”

Posted on History News Network (http://hnn.us) Friday, March 13, 2009

-- 
Jon Kukla
www.JonKukla.com

______________________________________
To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at
http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html