Congressman
Henry E. Brown, Jr.

As a original cosponsor of the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009 and a member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, I applaud my colleagues in the House for passing legislation Tuesday that will encourage the private sector to preserve, conserve and enhance nationally significant Civil War battlefields.

Bringing new life to the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Program could not come at a better time.  In just three years, America will commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War.  I know that in my District the planning has already started and many residents of coastal South Carolina are planning to observe this important date from where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. This swift passage of the Civil War Battle Field Preservation Act will help in the preparation, preservation and conservation of many of these hallowed sites in time for this important milestone.

Read more of my press release on the passage of the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009 and my previous efforts to protect South Carolina’s Civil War Battlefields.

Posted by Brown Staff (03-04-2009, 04:18 PM) filed under Tourism

 

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