Rep. Kelly Congratulates Washington’s Trail 1753 on Receiving National Park Grant

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 in commemoration of George Washington’s journey through Western Pennsylvania 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 2017, which began October 1, 2016, and ends September 30, 2017.

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

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