America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
Due to the threat of private luxury jet expansion at Hanscom Field, on May 1st The National Trust for Historic Preservation designated Minute Man National Historical Park & Walden as one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
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This is the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s petition to Governor Healey and US Dept of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
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May 1st, 2024 Announcement Ceremony in Concord
“The dignity of our sanctified landscape must not be maligned… If We The People allow this odious jet port enlargement to forge forward, we will be sending a solemn message to future generations that our treasured historic places of today will be tomorrow’s runways for the privileged few.”
- Douglas Brinkley
“We must take responsibility for protecting both our historic sites and our planet by firmly opposing this completely senseless development"
- Ashley Judd, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Actor, Author and Activist
News Coverage
These Massachusetts landmarks made a new list of the ‘most endangered sites’ in the US ∙ Boston Globe
Massachusetts has one of the most endangered historic places in the U.S. ∙ Boston.com
Local Historic Sites Like Minute Man Park Are Endangered, Says Nonprofit ∙ WBZ News Radio
Two National Park Sites Appear On "Most Endangered" List Of Historic Places ∙ National Parks Traveler
Historic sites in Concord are among most endangered in the US, preservation group says ∙ NBC 10 Boston
Endangered Historic Places announcement warns against Hanscom expansion ∙ Concord Bridge
Minute Man National Historical Park and Walden Pond are on list of ‘most endangered historic places’ ∙ Boston 25 News
Minute Man Park, Walden Pond make list of endangered historic places ∙ WHDH News 7 Boston
Here's this year's list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S. ∙ National Public Radio
America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places -2024 List Unveiled ∙ PR Newswire
Full Recording of the May 1st Announcement Ceremony
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Anna Winter Executive Director of Save Our Heritage
Christine Morin Chief Operating Officer at The Trustees
Jan Turnquist Executive Director of Orchard House
Strong Medicine Bear of the Nashobah Praying Indians
Ashley Judd Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund, actor, author, and activist
Betsy Merritt Deputy General Counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Douglas Brinkley CNN Presidential Historian; Professor of History at Rice University; and best-selling author
Paul O'Shaughnessy President of the Friends of Minute Man National Park
Rob Munro Assistant Head for Academics and Equity at Concord Academy
Kathi Anderson Executive Director of Walden Woods Project
Simon Cataldo State Representative for Massachusetts’
14th Middlesex District