According to the National Coalition for History e-newsletter dated July 25, 2008: On July 16, 2008, the House Natural Resources Committee cleared two battlefield protection bills (H.R. 160 and H.R. 2933) that authorize federal grants for the preservation of significant sites associated with the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and the Civil War. (more…)
Marquetta L. “Queen Quet” Goodwine, representative of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, a member of the BCHRC, was recognized by the SC Senate in June for her achievements. The resolution, S. 1458, can be found at http://www.scsenate.gov/sess117_2007-2008/prever/1458_20080605.htm. Congratulations!
This just in from an e-mail I received via Charleston:
“Good Hope Announces Major Grant To the Lowcountry Open Land Trust
Good Hope Plantation, which owns approximately 16,000 acres in Jasper County, has announced the donation of a 2,000 acre conservation easement to the Lowcountry Open Land Trust of Charleston, SC. Paperwork on the sizeable grant was completed on April 30, 2008.
The grant property runs from Bees Creek Road to Old House Road and includes a large portion of the historic site of the Civil War Battle of Honey Hill, fought on November 30, 1864. In the words of the grant filed with the State of South Carolina and Jasper County, the donation, “will help to preserve the site in perpetuity.” — gmc
