A Glimpse at History

As most of you can see, when you pass the old papermill site here in Monroe Michigan, the building is down, the scrap steel is being hauled away, and things look like they are progressing in the middle of what is approximately the 15th snowiest season in recorded history in this area , as it should.

However, from the information I recently obtained, there is only enough money to hire an archeologist for a small area of the site, for a short period of time. This worries me. Here in Monroe county, jobs are becoming scarce, our mall is miserably failing, and Ford is closing. We have a historical goldmine in our 1812 battlefield, so to speak, full of promise for small businesses and tourism for our hotels and restaurants who will need to hire to fulfill the need of the visiting public. A great opportunity for the area and Michigan. Will Granholm pick up the ball and run for the area and Michigan? It is a Federal site now, which means it needs our federally connected, representativces, senators and goverors help to get this thing over the top and fully funded. Governor Grandholm, quit talking about your programs that will help Michigan in 5 years or so, and do something now that can help now, like getting this site developed and people working on something that exists in the here and now. I for one will have a keen eye aimed at the progress and development of the site, and vow to stomp my feet loudly when I don’t think they are doing it right!!!!!!!! Do I have any support in this?????????Please comment!!!!!!!!!!!

Filed under: War of 1812 by Savannah Meade