January 17, 2007
Fort Pitt park flap
In 1759, British forces successfully beat back French occupiers of a triangular point of land where the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers meet to form the Ohio river. The British built Fort Pitt and named the adjoining area Pittsburgh.Full article here.Today, next to office buildings and sitting underneath modern highways, part of Fort Pitt is surrounded by a chain-link fence. Inside, construction equipment scoops up dirt and broken chunks of concrete in preparation to cover a wall and moat that once surrounded the fort.
State officials say the renovation at Point State Park will create a flatter space that can be used better for community events. But critics say history is being buried because so little is known about what actually lies beneath the land.
Posted by David on January 17, 2007 8:53 PM
This is deplorable, but not surprising. The neglect of heritage seems to be a feature of the New World Order. Should it be the sacking of the Baghdad Museum, the destruction of the Buddah statues in Afghanistan or, closer to home for me, the construction of a motorway through the Tara Valley in Co. Meath, Ireland, the authorities seem to be in a terrible rush to rid us of our landmarks.
Is this ther real end of history?
Posted by: domhnall, Ireland on January 18, 2007 9:42 AM
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