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Can you think of creative reuse ideas for Batteries Irwin and Parrott?
Create Additional Museum Space and locate the Slave Museum there
Jul 25, 2012 Bruce W4
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An attempt should be made to locate the Slave Museum in renovated battery spaces. Fredericksburg is the wrong place while the Fort's historical significance as the beginning of the end of slavery in America, its proximity to the National Cemetery, resting place for USCT soldiers, Hampton University and its Emancipation Oak would establish a location for pilgrimages from around the globe and strengthen all of the historical assets in the region. It would be tantamount to the economic value of the Vietnam Veterans Wall in DC or the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Freedom's Fortress, Point Comfort and sites in Williamsburg, Jamestown, Norfolk, Hampton along with beaches, Busch Gardens and festivals makes for an attractive tourism package for the region.

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