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From the 2 Feb 08 edition of the Daily Corinthian
A major expansion of the Corinth Unit of Shiloh National Military Park recently approved by Congress will spur the creation of a true battlefield park and allow the National Park Service to take over hundreds of acres of historically significant property now held by a local preservation group.
Shiloh National Military Park Superintendent Woody Harrell said the authorization for the expansion was included in the omnibus spending bill signed by the president on Dec. 26 and gives the park service the authority to take in approximately 950 acres of land currently held by the Friends of the Siege and Battle of Corinth and overseen by the group and the Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission. The land to be transferred includes all the remaining property currently being held by the preservation group.
Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission Chair Rosemary Williams said the transfer has been a long time in coming and marks a significant turning point for Civil War preservation efforts in Corinth.
Legislation transforms Corinth Unit of Shiloh park
A major expansion of the Corinth Unit of Shiloh National Military Park recently approved by Congress will spur the creation of a true battlefield park and allow the National Park Service to take over hundreds of acres of historically significant property now held by a local preservation group.
Shiloh National Military Park Superintendent Woody Harrell said the authorization for the expansion was included in the omnibus spending bill signed by the president on Dec. 26 and gives the park service the authority to take in approximately 950 acres of land currently held by the Friends of the Siege and Battle of Corinth and overseen by the group and the Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission. The land to be transferred includes all the remaining property currently being held by the preservation group.
Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission Chair Rosemary Williams said the transfer has been a long time in coming and marks a significant turning point for Civil War preservation efforts in Corinth.
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