Progress on Delaware’s National Park?
That is what I thought I was going to get in this USN&WR blog post. But basically this tells us that Senator Tom Carper is now leading the charge on this thing now that Biden is VP. And that the stars seem to be aligned for us to finally get this park:
Delaware doesn’t have what most national parks do—vast acreage. But at the suggestion of First State citizens, Interior is looking at a unique model that would connect historical and cultural landmarks in a collection of spoke and hub patterns, like a bike. “A hub with spokes leading to maybe the Golden Fleece Tavern where the Constitution was first debated and ratified in 1787,” suggests Carper. “Or the spokes could lead to stops on the Underground Railroad.” Legislation is required, but with the support of Biden and Salazar, says Carper, “I like our chances.”
I hope we get this park too, and I’m very interested in how they seem to be structuring it — it will encourage visitors to roam all over the state, I think. I wish we had some news other than Carper is working on it. But this is not a bash Carper post — this is an effort that I think we all agree could be a fantastic thing for us.
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I hope the historical aspects of Cape Henlopen State Park are not excluded; I worked there a couple of summers ago and they have some fantastic ideas on how to transform it into a first rate military park – some national funding could help to do just that.
Even without it, however, this would be great for Delaware – let’s all write Carper and other to keep this moving foward in a positive way.
I, too, would love to see this happen. I haven’t read enough to know exactly how they plan on setting this up, but Delaware has a lot of wonderful history to be proud of. Antything that helps to promote it is OK with me.
Yes, I think there are some groups doing good things regarding the Ft. Miles historical area. Really is very interesting, and just one of the many things most Delawareans don’t know about the history of our state.
Ft. Delaware is another one of my favorites. Dickenson plantation, Gov. Ross in Seaford….I can see the problem with everything being scattered. They have an interesting idea. Hopefully they can find a way to make it work.
There is a proposal (no idea how recent this is) up at Carper’s website. It is a pdf file…
I hope we don’t get a federal land grab in our state. What next do you want UN heritage zones? I don’t see where the Constitution authorizes it. We would be better off our local control. We are trying to fix something that isn’t broken. This happened in upstate NY and the people regret it. All across the nation people are rethinking the federal land grab and we want to Johnny come lately get stuck in the mess.
Good grief. And here’s Delusional David and a full array of delusions.
Would it have hurt you to actually look at Carper’s proposal?
Mr Carper has done little in public life which matters. I don’t have the beef with you guys do so let’s hope the National Park is something to look back on.
Mike Protack
Republican David – so will you cede us Theodore Roosevelt? I’m tired of the Rethugs claiming him and Lincoln.
Anyone know what Mr. Protack is trying to say?
No, but I do have a few disagreements with him on some parts of the progressive agenda especially the National parks. He was a warrior peacemaker, which was good. He helped end child labor and give us the world’s safest food supply. He did a lot of good things. A lot more than Cleveland and Wilson combined.
No, I didn’t need to read it. I scanned it and it was the same proposal I had seen before. They are being expansive much like they did with upstate NY. Don’t let the Feds have an inch or they take your land for a mile. There are new regulations being proposed by this regime in Washington which put up buffer zones. It allows the federal government to interfere in private property and land management in areas around National Parks.
That is the real reason you all support this. It goes with your land control agenda. I for one don’t buy into it. I believe in local control not federal control. The feds can’t even decide how to issue permits for BWW in the middle of an energy crisis. How can we trust them with our local economic development if we have to wait for them to sign off on something?
Maybe turn the Georgetown dump into the Biden National Park; you can gaze at the highest peak in Delaware (Mt. Trashmore) as you picnic aside the tranquil waters of Lake Neon-Green.