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MESSAGE
FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT |
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Glendening,
State House, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Copies can be sent to The
Friends at our PO Box. We will copy and forward them to the appropriate
state legislators. Don't delay. We want to keep up the good
momentum and support.
Joe
Motter
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new
name; 5) Provide enhancements to existing park facilities to better reflect
the landscape at the time of the battle; 6) Redesign the museums at Gathland
and Washington Monument parks with improved Civil War exhibits; 7) Provide
additional full and part-time staff - rangers, historians, interpretive
and technical staff; 8) Create additional camping sites at Greenbrier SP
for battlefield visitors; 9) Increase the operating budget by $500,000
annually; 10) Provide $733,000 in capitol improvement funds over three
years; 11) Create a permanent committee similar to the Task Force to advise
DNR on matters relating to the implementation of the report. The
Frederick & Washington County Delegations have submitted House Bill
1138 to establish the battlefield.
I believe
it is important that the Governor hear from individuals and groups that
support the battlefield concept. Those of you who live in the area
have seen new construction near the battlefield. Not only is
protection of the land imperative, but the memory of the Union and Confederate
troops who fought and died on the mountain should be honored in a very
positive, lasting manner. Letters of support can be sent to Governor
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The
South Mountain Battlefield Historic Initiative Task Force met regularly
during the fall. The Task |
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Force
was established to assist the Department of Natural Resources in studying
and evaluating the potential costs, benefits and feasibility of establishing
a State Battlefield on South Mountain. Subcommittees addressed the
issues of funding, real property rights and needs, and management procedures.
The
final report was submitted by the January 19th deadline and
included the following recommendations: 1) Designate the land currently
owned by the state and the Central Maryland Heritage League between Washington
Monument SP and the Brownsville Pass as South Mountain Battlefield; 2)
Continue Program Open Space efforts with any landowners who may wish to
sell their battlefield properties or sell easement protection; 3) Create
new highway and directional signs; 4) Modify the Central Maryland Heritage
League brochure to reflect the |
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New
Acquisition - The Friends have just purchased
a letter written by George
Alfred Townsend, dated May
23, 1895. The letter was written a Dr. Chaney and was asking about
Reverend B. Booth and where he lived. F.O.G. member John Frye, who
operates the Maryland Room at the Washington County Library says that Rev.
Booth, who lived at Delemere in Wash. Co., was a teacher as well as an
Episcopal minister, and taught Benedict Arnold's children during the Revolutionary
War. The letter will be on display in the museum.
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