Rep. Kelly Applauds National Park Grant for Washington’s Trail 1753

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) congratulated Washington’s Trail – 1753 today on a technical assistance grant awarded by the National Park Service under its Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program. Washington’s Trail 1753 is a non-profit in Butler County that maintains a driving route commemorating George Washington’s journey through Western Pennsylvania as a young officer at the beginning of the French and Indian War. The RTCA will work with Washington’s Trail 1753 on community outreach, as well as specific project goals, during fiscal year 2016, which began on October 1, 2015 and ends on September 30, 2016.

“I congratulate Washington’s Trail on the grant awarded to them by the National Park Service. Washington’s Trail is an integral part of our country’s early history. I am proud to represent a district with such a rich connection to George Washington, and I believe this grant will go a long way toward preserving his legacy.”

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