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To be lost is not the worst that can happen... to be forgotten is the worst."
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Legislation that could save Depot making progress in Congress
The 112th Congress began the year by attending to the American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2011 in both the House (HR. 2489) and the Senate (S. 779).
The act would amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to include Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites and make them eligible for federal dollars and allow the government to buy land from willing sellers and establish parks, monuments and/or historic sites.
- In the House of Representatives, the Sub-Committee for National Parks held
a hearing on January 24, 2012, and sent the bill (HR. 2489) to
the full committee for a vote.
Among the people that spoke in favor of the bill was Historian David Hackett Fischer.
Dr. Fischer is a Professor of History at Brandeis University, an honorary member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. One of Dr. Fischer's most notable works, Washington's Crossing, is a narrative of George Washington's leadership of the Continental Army during the winter of 1776-1777.
- In the Senate, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee officially reported the bill
(S. 779) on January 13, 2012, and then placed it on the Senate Legislative Calendar.
Next it will go to the full Senate floor for a vote.
Both the House and Senate versions of the bill share similar wording and both use the title "American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2011," doubling our chances of saving the Depot. Visit us often for updates as we follow the movement of this historic legislation.
If you would like to help, download our Official Letter and send it to your local representative. Together we can make this happen!
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Flag honoring the FSD to fly over Capitol on July 4th
The Friends of the
Fishkill Supply Depot our proud to announce that our request has been accepted and a
flag honoring the Fishkill Supply Depot and the men and women who fought for our
independence will fly over our nations' Capitol this coming 4th of July.
Once more we plan to honor our fallen soldiers by raising this same flag on the grounds of the historic Fishkill Supply Depot with our partners, The Fishkill Historical Society, at the beginning of the Third Annual Revolutionary War Weekend to be held September 15/16, 2012.
Mark your calendars now and come celebrate with us.
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A Prayer At Fishkill  During the Revolutionary War Weekend, volunteers
observe a moment of silence in honor of the soldiers buried at Fishkill. |
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In November 2007, archaeological examination of a 0.4 segment of a larger, privately-held land parcel in Fishkill, NY, confirmed what local and other historians could not: the existence of a Continental Army burial ground, where up to 320 soldiers, perhaps more, lie in unmarked graves. The burial ground was contained within the historic Revolutionary War military base known as the Fishkill Supply Depot.  A marker emplaced at the Fishkill burial site in 1897 by the Melzingah Chapter of the D.A.R. had been relocated in the mid-1970s as part of a Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) effort to widen the Albany Post Road, also known as U.S. 9. The relocation of the marker resulted in diminished public awareness of the burial site and the loss of its precise location. (Click image for enlargement) The 2007 re-discovery of the burial ground spurred great interest and additional historical research about the site. By August 2010, Hudson Valley residents Lisa Bruck and Liz Kurtlik had developed a preliminary list of twenty (20) Revolutionary War officers and/or soldiers who either died or were buried in Fishkill. Now, through the efforts of FOFSD volunteers and countless hours of research, that list has grown to twenty-five (25). Today, the Friends of the Fishkill Supply Depot our proud to present to you our online tribute to the Revolutionary War soldiers who "died at Fishkill." Best viewed in Internet Explorer, this interactive web page uses Javascript. Use your mouse to "hover-over" the names to reveal hidden details about each patriot. The citation page is best viewed when re-sized to accompany the tribute page. Please take a moment and reflect while viewing the names of those brave men who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure our liberty and freedom. |
Alexander Hamilton ~ Founding Father profile
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased.
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 - July 12, 1804) was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the primary author of the economic policies of the George Washington Administration, especially the funding of the state debts by the Federal government, the establishment of a national bank, a system of tariffs, and friendly trade relations with Britain. He became the leader of the Federalist Party, created largely in support of his views, and was opposed by the Democratic-Republican Party, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Hamilton served in the American Revolutionary War. At the start of the war, he organized an artillery company and was chosen as its captain. He later became the senior aide-de-camp and confidant to General George Washington, the American commander-in-chief. He served again under Washington in the army raised to defeat the Whiskey Rebellion, a tax revolt of western farmers in 1794. In 1798, Hamilton called for mobilization against France after the XYZ Affair, and secured an appointment as commander of a new army, which he trained for a war. However, the Quasi-War, although hard-fought at sea, was never officially declared. In the end, President John Adams found a diplomatic solution that avoided war.
Of illegitimate birth and raised in the West Indies (St. Kitts - Nevis), Hamilton was effectively orphaned at about the age of 11. Recognized for his abilities and talent, he came to North America for his education, sponsored by people from his community. He attended King's College (now Columbia University). After the American Revolutionary War, Hamilton was elected to the Continental Congress from New York. He resigned to practice law, and founded the Bank of New York.
Hamilton was among those dissatisfied with the first national governance document, the Articles of Confederation. While serving in the New York Legislature, Hamilton was sent as a delegate to the Annapolis Convention in 1786 to revise the Articles, but it resulted in a call for a new constitution instead. He was one of New York's delegates at the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the new constitution in 1787, and was the only New Yorker who signed it. In support of ratification by the states for the new Constitution, Hamilton wrote many of the Federalist Papers, still an important source for Constitutional interpretation. In the new government under President George Washington, he was appointed the Secretary of the Treasury.
An admirer of British political systems, Hamilton was a nationalist who emphasized strong central government, and successfully argued that the implied powers of the Constitution could be used to fund the national debt, assume state debts, and create the government-owned Bank of the United States. These programs were funded primarily by a tariff on imports and later also by a highly controversial excise tax on whiskey.
Embarrassed when an extra-marital affair with Maria Reynolds became public, Hamilton resigned from office in 1795 and returned to the practice of law in New York. However, he kept his hand in politics and was a powerful influence on the cabinet of President Adams (1797-1801). Hamilton's opposition to John Adams helped cause Adams' defeat in the 1800 elections. When Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the electoral college, Hamilton helped defeat his bitter personal enemy Burr and elect Jefferson as president. After opposing Adams, the candidate of his own party, Hamilton was left with few political friends. In 1804, as the next presidential election approached, Hamilton again opposed the candidacy of Burr. Taking offense at some of Hamilton's comments, Burr challenged him to a duel and mortally wounded Hamilton, who died within days.
Military service: New York Provincial Company of Artillery (1775-1776 Militia); Continental Army (1776-1781); United States Army (1798-1800). During the American Revolutionary War, Hamilton served at the Battles of Harlem Heights, White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth and Yorktown.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton
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