Hello, Friends of Historic Glasgow (DE) National Park would like you to visit the following online campaign, by iPetitions: http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/historicglasgowpark Message: new iPetition: http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/historicglasgowpark We, the undersigned, petition our Federal, Delaware, and New Castle County leaders to do all that is within their powers to preserve the Glasgow National Historic area, the site of Delaware's only Revolutionary War battle, the running skirmish from Aikentown to Iron Hill, called the Battle of Cooch's Bridge. The properties now threatened are the Brooks/Middleton house, the Barczewski farm (West End Dairy), and the Rte. 72 / Old Baltimore Pike frontage near Cooch's Bridge. HEAR YE! HEAR YE! ALL OF AMERICA The Developers are coming! The Developers are coming! Join in the effort to preserve the lands now at risk which encompass the Revolutionary War Battle of Cooch's Bridge in New Castle County, Delaware. The running skirmish between Aikentown (Glasgow) and Iron Hill was our first defensive action against the Red Coats' late summer 1777 advance from the Head of Elk to Philadelphia. The Patriots succeeded in stalling the British and Hessians troops and inflicting a great many casualties. A history park will boost tourism in nearby counties of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Three key properties in the Pencader Hundred, New Castle County, DE, are now threatened: * Royal Farms plans to develop the corner of Rte. 72 and Old Baltimore Pike on the gateway of the historic battle grounds at Cooch's Bridge, even as the surrounding lands are safely under state control. * Walgreens had planned to demolish the colonial Brooks/Middleton house and barn at 2314 Glasgow Ave. to develop the corner of Rte. 40 and old Rte. 896, a property which anchors the Aiken's Tavern National Historic District. * Developers, including Christina School District, are trying to purchase the neighboring farm (the Barczewski property; West End Dairy). The School District is proposing to build a mega-school combining elementary and middle school buildings. The Barczewski farm's 240 acres contain two documented Native American Indian camps, earthen works from the British and Hessian occupation of Aikentown (Glasgow), remnants of the Benjamin LaTrobe feeder canal from 1804, and several structures on the National Register of Historic Places (Dr. Samuel Henry Black). General Lafayette named the farm "La Grange" while a visitor there in 1824. What you can do: << Sign our petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/historicglasgowpark << Write to your governmental representatives. << Come to the Friends of Historic Glasgow group meeting When: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at 7:00 PM Where: Pencader Presbyterian Church 2303 Glasgow Avenue Glasgow, Delaware 19702 Contact: Earnie Davis at (302) 368-3134 Please see the Current Community Calendar Events section at: http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/org/clubcal.html?nclubid=888222976&nsupercit y=950560750 for information on additional key meetings. N.B.: The Friends of Historic Glasgow meets the first Wednesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at Pencader Presbyterian Church, Glasgow, Delaware. << Volunteer to help Friends of Historic Glasgow National Park. Friends of Historic Glasgow National Park P.O. Box 42 Newark, DE 19715 e-mail: historicglasgow@earthlink.net _____________________________________________________________ Create a petition, sign a petition: At http://www.ipetitions.com, your voice counts.