National Park
Service supports preservation efforts
WASHINGTON - The
Sealaska Heritage Institute has received a grant of $31,718 from the National
Park Service's American
Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) to delineate the extent of the 1869
Battle of Wrangell, map out
the course of the battle, and raise public awareness about the little known
conflict. "We are proud to support projects like this that safeguard and
preserve American battlefields," said Jon Jarvis, Director of the National
Park Service. "These places are symbols of individual sacrifice and
national heritage that we must protect so that this and future generations can
understand the struggles that define us as a nation."
This grant is one
of 27 National Park Service grants totaling $1.35 million to preserve and
protect significant battle sites from
all wars fought on American soil. Funded projects preserve battlefields from
the Colonial Indian Wars through World War II and include site mapping (GPS/GIS
data collection), archeological studies, National Register
of Historic Places nominations, preservation and management plans.
Federal, state,
local, and Tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and educational
institutions are eligible for National Park Service battlefield grants which
are awarded annually. Since 1996 more than $14 million has been awarded by ABPP
to help preserve significant historic battlefields associated with wars on American
soil. Additional information is online at
www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp.
Photo credit: Oversize cabinet card photograph showing a view of the Chief Shakes house at Wrangell, Alaska, photo by S.R. Stoddard, 1892. PO049-72; Richard Wood Collection, Sealaska Heritage Institute Archives.
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