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In 1906, five railroad bridges carried coal through West Virginia’s New River Gorge; 120 years later an $11.8 million project is rebuilding them for hikers

More than a century after five railroad bridges were built in 1906 to carry coal through West Virginia’s New River Gorge, an $11.8 million project is now restoring them for public use. The work will repair the historic Rend Trail, replace ageing wooden bridge structures, improve safety and accessibility, and…

The Times of India · Sep 3

Trump administration’s Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity

Funding and planning for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence fell largely to two nonprofits with similar names: America250 and Freedom 250.

The Conversation · Aug 6

Corporate America Is Backing Trump's Freedom 250 Celebration. But Questions Over Funding Are Growing In Congress.

A growing dispute over Freedom 250 and America250 has placed fundraising, corporate influence and the administration's role in the nation's semiquincentennial celebrations under renewed focus.

International Business Times · Jul 3

Mural captures Pullman porters’ history

Artist Joe Nelson, who goes by CUJODAH, worked with Union Pacific Railroad and the National Park Foundation to honor the porters, who helped fuel the Great Migration.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2023

For Emmett Till's family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation on Tuesday that establishes a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago whose abduction, torture and killing in Mississippi in 1955 helped propel the civil rights movement

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023