Matthew.Rector
07-07-2004, 10:00 AM
BULLY!!
"History buffs form association to preserve Civil War battlefield." The Associated Press 7 July 2004
http://www.wvgazettemail.com/section/APNews/News/ap0012r (accessed 7 July 2004)
History buffs form association to preserve Civil War battlefield
FALLING WATERS, W.Va. (AP) -- History buffs in Berkeley County have banded together to protect a Civil War battlefield from development.
The Battle of Falling Waters, also known as the Battle of Hokes Run and Hainesville, was fought on July 2, 1861. The site of the battle is located along Interstate 81 and U.S. 11, and is marked with a monument that sits beside U.S. 11 and a car dealership.
Businesses and housing developments have sprung up in the area around the site in recent years and local historians fear the battlefield will be swallowed by a sea of asphalt and subdivisions. To prevent that, local historian Charles Walker has established Falling Waters Battlefield Association.
"The main thing is to see that people in Berkeley County know that there's history here,'' said Jeff B. Fink, a member of the group. "We don't want to lose this to development.''
Walker and Fink said the site is a potential tourist attraction.
"We're losing millions of dollars each year in the tourism industry,'' Fink said. "People could pull off the Interstate and have a place to stop between historic sites in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. It would be good for tourism, but people would also be learning something.''
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"History buffs form association to preserve Civil War battlefield." The Associated Press 7 July 2004
http://www.wvgazettemail.com/section/APNews/News/ap0012r (accessed 7 July 2004)
History buffs form association to preserve Civil War battlefield
FALLING WATERS, W.Va. (AP) -- History buffs in Berkeley County have banded together to protect a Civil War battlefield from development.
The Battle of Falling Waters, also known as the Battle of Hokes Run and Hainesville, was fought on July 2, 1861. The site of the battle is located along Interstate 81 and U.S. 11, and is marked with a monument that sits beside U.S. 11 and a car dealership.
Businesses and housing developments have sprung up in the area around the site in recent years and local historians fear the battlefield will be swallowed by a sea of asphalt and subdivisions. To prevent that, local historian Charles Walker has established Falling Waters Battlefield Association.
"The main thing is to see that people in Berkeley County know that there's history here,'' said Jeff B. Fink, a member of the group. "We don't want to lose this to development.''
Walker and Fink said the site is a potential tourist attraction.
"We're losing millions of dollars each year in the tourism industry,'' Fink said. "People could pull off the Interstate and have a place to stop between historic sites in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. It would be good for tourism, but people would also be learning something.''
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