[CPEO-MEF] PRESERVATION: Ft. Monroe (VA) to become National Monument

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Fort Monroe to become a national park

By LEO SHANE III
Stars & Stripes
November 1, 2011

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama this morning designated former  
Army base Fort Monroe as a national monument, saying the move will  
preserve an important piece of American history and help bring new  
jobs to Virginia.

About 570 acres of the base, closed last month, would be set aside in  
a historic landmark district. Plans call for the preservation of the  
majority of the buildings left on the base and related improvements  
to create a full national park there, the 22nd in Virginia and 396th  
nationwide.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/stripes-central-1.8040/ 
fort-monroe-to-become-a-national-park-1.159435

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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