Philadelphia-Area Historic Site Threatened by Lack of Funds; Parks Group Calls On Congress, Admin. To Protect Historic Iron-Making Village

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new report released today by the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) reveals that insufficient funding threatens the 19th- century Pennsylvania iron-making community preserved by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.

"Hopewell Furnace teaches us how Pennsylvania helped build and defend the nation," said NPCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Joy Oakes. "But the National Park Service needs additional funding to preserve the park's buildings and historic treasures so this story can be told."

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Philadelphia-Area Historic Site Threatened by Lack of Funds; Parks Group Calls On Congress, Admin. To Protect Historic Iron-Making Village

Park managers at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site have requested an increase of $2.7 million annually to bolster the current $1-million annual operating budget, which is inad...

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