EVERY TEN MINUTES AN ACRE OF CIVIL WAR HISTORY IS LOST TO DEVELOPEMENT
THOSE OF US INTERESTED IN PRESERVING OUR HISTORICAL PAST ARE IN A RACE TO SAVE AS MUCH OF THE PAST, FOR THE FUTURE, AS WE CAN.
BUT WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. WE NEED YOUR HELP!
TO HELP PERSERVE OUR PAST, YOU MUST BECOME PROACTIVE. BECOME INVOLVED IN SAVING THE PAST. YOUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO JOIN ONE OR MORE OF THE FINE ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO SAVING OUR CIVIL WAR LEGACY
"The mission of The Civil War Trust is to promote appreciation and stewardship of our nation's historical, cultural, and enviornmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War battlefields and supporting preservation and education programs."
The Civil War Trust and the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites have merged into the same organization.
"APCWS was founded to honor the sacrifice of those who participated in the American Civil War, and to educate current and future generations about that sacrifice and the significance of that period of our history. To that end, APCWS assists in the protection of our most important educational resource, Civil War battlefield property, then interpets those sites, and offeres educational activities and programs. Ultimately, we hope to pass on to our heirs a deep appreciation for preservation and our past, so that they will continue to carry out the mission of APCWS."
The Central Maryland Heritage League was formed "to organize and operate an association exclusively for charitable, educational, and civic purposes in the encouragement of preservation and interpretation, land management, conservation, and the preservation of natural habitat....."
The American Battlefield Protection Program is a government funded program dedicated to the preservation of historically significant battlefields by providing technical information and seed money for public and non-profit government and private organizations.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is dedicated to the preservation of historic sites of all types through out the United States, and is a leader in the movement to preserve Civil War Battlefields and historic sites.
The mission of the Save Historic Antietam Foundation is the preservation and protection of historic sites within the Antietam Valley that are related to the Battle of Antietam, the Maryland Campaign, and other Civil War activity in the region.
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