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<br /> NATIONAL TRUST for HISTOAIC PRESERVATION. Year 11 Most Threat ( s ) Status Update 3 ;
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<br /> 1989= Fort Frederica A potential marina development FAVORABLE Long-threatened construction of a marina did not
<br /> 1991 National that would have destroyed occur, leaving the site ' s near-pristine setting intact. At
<br /> Monument, St. the integrity of its setting. the fort itself, the National Park Service has undertaken
<br /> Simons Island, GA. extensive work to remedy decay and erosion damage,
<br /> 198% South A proposed 6-mile, $ 1 billion FAVORABLE In June 2000 , a federal judge responded to a suit
<br /> 1991 " Pasadena, CA freeway extension that would filed b the National Trust and local reservations
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<br /> 1993 have destroyed more than and issued a tentative ruling saying that he intends
<br /> 1 ,500 homes and parts of five to grant a preliminary injunction to stop further
<br /> historic districts . preparations for its construction. Also; the Pasadena
<br /> City Council recently reversed its support of the freeway.
<br /> However, final resolution of this issue is still pending.
<br /> 1989 Deadwood Development pressures FAVORABLE For the most part, a balance has been struck between
<br /> 0 Historic District, brought on by the legalization casino-driven expansion and historic preservation .
<br /> 0 Deadwood, SD of gambling.
<br /> WNW 19900 Southeast Li Erosion left the light
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<br /> � � Publicity surrounding the lighthouses listing generated
<br /> 1991 Block Island, RI precariously close to the public support allowing the lighthouse to be moved
<br /> edge. of the cliff upon .. __ _ . back from the edge of the cliff, and . the Lighthouse .
<br /> which it sits . Foundation is currently working to secure approximately
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<br /> 19900 Walden Pond Development THREATENED The Walden Woods Project succeeded in raising funds
<br /> 1991 and Woods, to acquire the two sites , which are now protected
<br /> Concord and from development by long-term easements . However,
<br /> Lincoln, MA 35 % of the 2,700-acre site remains uprotected.
<br /> 1990 Penn School, Inadequate funding, deferred FAVORABLE Thanks to an appropriation from Congress plus other
<br /> �q Frogmore, SC maintenance and steady private and public funds , the school has been able to
<br /> - deterioration, restore many of its buildings and plan for the restoration
<br /> of others .
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<br /> 1990 Kennecott Mines, Since it closed in 1938 , the : ; ' i 13 The work of a strong public/private partnership has
<br /> Kennecott, AK mine had steadily resulted in a secure future for this unique resource,
<br /> deteriorated and been the The National Park Service, Friends of Kennecott,
<br /> target of vandalism, local residents and other interested parties are now
<br /> developing a strategy for preservation, management and
<br /> interpretation of the site.
<br /> 1991 Franklin Post Plans to close it and replace :4 4 :: Plans to relocate the Post Office were abandoned.
<br /> Office, it with a new facility on Instead, the U. S . Postal Service sold the building to
<br /> Franklin, TN the edge of town. Williamson County, and postal services continue to be
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<br /> available to downtown customers. Most importantly,
<br /> the structure continues to play its historic role as both
<br /> a postal facility and a hub of community life. On the
<br /> Federal level, the National Trust is working with
<br /> Congress to urge the Postal Service to include more
<br /> w� community input on post office relocation decisions .
<br /> 1991 Tiger Stadium, Plans to replace it with THREATENED Attempts to block state and local funding of a new
<br /> Detroit, MI a new stadium, ballpark were ultimately unsuccessful as a new ballpark
<br /> opened in April 2000. Although an adaptive-use
<br /> proposal was marketed to potential developers in 1999,
<br /> no viable responses have yet been received.
<br /> = y 1991 Montpelier, The estate had been hard hit ; ' ' :} Significant progress has been made at Montpelier,
<br /> Orange County, VA by deterioration_ and decay. including a million-dollar project to stabilize the
<br /> exterior. New interpretation programs have been
<br /> instituted as well.
<br /> ® 1991 Independence Years of inadequate funding FAVORABLE A $ 140 million public/private partnership has been
<br /> National and deferred maintenance. established to undertake a major redesign of
<br /> Historical Park, Independence Mall, including a new visitor' s center.
<br /> Philadelphia, PA Still needed is a secure source of funding for essential
<br /> ongoing maintenance.
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