SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 34

(By Senators Yoder and Barnes)


Urging the federal government enact legislation designating the 175-mile corridor along U. S. Route 15 to include 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 to include 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.