Historic Site
From "U.S. Oval Park"
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I am President of the Clinton County Historical Association and I am very concerned that a very important historical site on the Oval does not appear on this plan,,,that is the stone and brass monument for Fort Moreau. Under '"existing" there is the flag pole and Veterans Park but not this monument. In fact, the current location of this monument appears to be where the new playground and picnic area are planned. This monument, and the one for Fort Scott, are crumbling and need attention before they are totally destroyed. I have reached out to the City previously about getting these two monuments repaired with no results. I would very much like to meet with someone from the City again to make sure these two monuments are repaired/replaced. The placement of an interpretative panel highlighting would be an important addition in making sure people know about the history of those two sites. CCHA may have access to funding for the panel and someone has already offered to help pay for the repair of the Moreau monument.
Another issue is the Admin Bldg. or Bldg. 100. I do realize that it is privately owned but with lack of attention it deteriorates more and more each year.
I am pleased that the park will be used by people of all ages but keeping in mind that there was a really great Boy Scout encampment there a few years ago and there should an effort to make sure there is space for those kinds of events in the future.
Thanks for considering my concerns.
