Civil War Preservation Trust Press Release
September 3, 2010
National Celebrities Appear in Second Film Opposing Gettysburg Casino Proposal
"The Gettysburg Address" underlines America's ongoing committment to this unique location
On the heels of the heels of the momentous two-day public hearing in Gettysburg, Penn., concerning a second attempt to bring a casino the doorstep of America’s most iconic battlefield, the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) has unveiled a second film underscoring the importance of protecting this hallowed ground.
Read more on CWPT Posts Second Video Against Gettysburg Casino…
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Board is holding a public hearing on August 31 to solicit input on the Mason-Dixon Resorts, LP slot machine license application located in Gettysburg. The casino site is again located in very close proximity to the battlefield and it would be a mistake to proceed with this plan. The Gaming Board is looking for input before making their decision. You can provide words for or against through the www.speakforthefallen.com website.
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State plans Civil War trails (Albany Herald On-line, GA)
[Georgia] bought more than 500 acres near Interstate 75 in Northwest Georgia in 2000 with plans to develop the site into a park commemorating the Battle of Resaca, the opening engagement of Union General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta campaign in 1864.
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Only now, seven years after the purchase of Resaca, are Georgia lawmakers hoping to get the money flowing again. The 2008 budget adopted by the General Assembly last month includes $700,000 to begin developing Civil War trails and help state tourism officials start preparing for the upcoming 150th anniversary of the conflict.
Read more on Notable Preservation News for Week of June 10th…
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Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on May 5th, 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on May 30, 1868.
Filed under News, Preservation by on May 28th, 2007. 1 Comment.
To "finish" out my posts on the Civil War Preservation Trust's 2007 Top 10 Endangered Battlefields, below is pictorial of where these "at risk" battlefields fall.
Filed under CWPT, News, Preservation by on Mar 23rd, 2007. Comment.
Accompanying today's release of the 2007 Top 10 Endangered Battlefields Report (see: Civil War Preservation Trust Releases 2007 Endangered Battlefields Report), the CWPT identified 15 additional at risk sites.
Read more on Additional Civil War Preservation Trust 2007 At Risk Sites…
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CIVIL WAR PRESERVATION TRUST UNVEILS REPORT ON MOST ENDANGERED BATTLEFIELDS
Former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, descendant of Civil War soldier, and Former New York Congressman Bob Mrazek, noted Civil War novelist, join CWPT to announce report
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Group ends efforts to buy Civil War battlefield (sotheast Missourian)
CARTHAGE, Mo. — A group that wanted to buy the land on which the Battle of Carthage was fought was not able to raise enough money and has abandoned the effort.
Read more on Efforts To Preserve Carthage, MO Battlefield Falls Short Of Money…
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ — The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) will release an investigative report on the status of the nation's battlefields at a news conference on Tuesday, March 13, 2007. The report, entitled History Under Siege: America's Endangered Civil War Battlefields, will identify the ten most threatened Civil War sites in the country and what is being done to rescue them.
Read more on Civil War Preservation Trust To Reveal Nation's Most Endangered Battlefields…
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I haven't heard much about Beauvoir in a while. It looks like restoration work could begin in 30 days.
Beauvoir restoration set to begin soon (Biloxi Sun Herald)
Restoration of Beauvoir, the National Historic Landmark that was the retirement estate of Jefferson Davis, will begin within a month. If Richard Forte Sr. and other overseers of the historic 1850s Creole cottage damaged by Hurricane Katrina have their way, work will begin before the start-up date, by law 30 days after the signing of construction contract.
"We opened the construction bids at 2 p.m. on Jan. 9," said Forte, Beauvoir's interim director and chairman of Beauvoir's boards of trustee and directors. "All four contractors who bid have experience in historic restoration.
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