SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3
(By Senators Yoder and Unger)
Urging the federal government enact legislation designating the
175-mile corridor along U. S. Route 15, which includes Harpers
Ferry and Shepherdstown, as a National Heritage Area.
Whereas, Urban sprawl has encroached significantly on the
important historical places and monuments located along the
corridor from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Charlottesville,
Virginia; and
Whereas, The heritage area designation will increase the
chances of preserving the region's rural heritage, draw new tourism
to the area and help market its numerous historic sites; and
Whereas, It is only fitting and proper that this corridor be
preserved as a National Heritage Area and designated as the
"Hallowed Ground" of which President Lincoln reminded us in his
famous Gettysburg address; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby urges the federal government to
enact legislation designating the 175-mile corridor along U. S.
Route 15, which includes Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown, as a
National Heritage Area; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States and West Virginia's congressional delegation.
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