To: President Donald Trump
River Common National Monument
The River Common is arguably the Nation's first park, per legislation, intent and use in the United States of America since its founding in 1769. The Common, located on the Susquehanna River, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, once housed two forts - one used strategically by the U.S. Military, British and Iroquois Nation during the Revolutionary War.
Why is this important?
America's first park gaining a National Park designation would mean a great deal to the City of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania economically, but it would also help to honor the various legacies of people. For over five Centuries, diverse people from across the world have visited, lived, or died there - whose very remains were found on the River Common in the 1800's. Today's Common, which rests along the banks of the meandering and majestic Susquehanna River, was upgraded and completely rebuilt (2009) as part of an Army Corps Flood Control Project that stretched throughout historic Wyoming Valley in Luzerne County.
Please join me in asking President Barrack H. Obama to designate the one-mile-long River Common a National Monument under the powers vested in him under the Antiquities Act.
The designation will pave the way toward a future national park that will incorporate existing historic downtown structures, such as the Irem Temple Auditorium, and use as interpretive museums celebrating Native American and early Colonial American settlers. The park overlooks grounds that have looked primarily the same as they did millenniums ago; it's one of Pennsylvania's best kept historic marvels that has many incredible stories to tell visitors and the rest of the world.
Help America understand and experience this little-known yet verdant, award-winning-designed, riverfront park by signing this petition today.
Please join me in asking President Barrack H. Obama to designate the one-mile-long River Common a National Monument under the powers vested in him under the Antiquities Act.
The designation will pave the way toward a future national park that will incorporate existing historic downtown structures, such as the Irem Temple Auditorium, and use as interpretive museums celebrating Native American and early Colonial American settlers. The park overlooks grounds that have looked primarily the same as they did millenniums ago; it's one of Pennsylvania's best kept historic marvels that has many incredible stories to tell visitors and the rest of the world.
Help America understand and experience this little-known yet verdant, award-winning-designed, riverfront park by signing this petition today.