We just learned (as did the property owners) that the Strawberry Plains battlefield at the river bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was actually listed in 1999 but it takes a while for news to get to Straw Plains. Now that it's listed, you can apply for grants to restore it. I can see a glass encased visitor center, trams taking tourists on tours, lots of souvenirs, commerative coins, opening day with poiticians, those little confederate hats and wooden rifles, re-enactments of the battle, and definitely a festival.
What do you think the current property owners ought to do with this historic property? I'll pass along your ideas in a master plan I'm developing for them. An IMAX theatre with a Disney produced anthology of the battlefield. How about some statues? Anybody have any idea who actually won the battle???
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