Please change the name of "Negro Mountain," which was originally named to honor Nemesis, a slave killed in the French and Indian War. A more appropriate name would be "Nemesis Mountain," which would honor the man, not his race.
Why is this important?
Unknown to most people, there is a mountain named "Negro Mountain" which straddles the Pennsylvania/Maryland border. Rep. Rosita Youngblood (D, Philadelphia) is introducing legislation to change the name.
The mountain was named to honor Nemesis, a slave who died fighting alongside the British in the French and Indian War.
Rep. Younblood wants to change the name of the mountain to reflect the man's heroism, not his skin color.
Please ask your legislators and Gov. Corbett to change the name of the mountain, and bring Pennsylvania into the 21st century.
