ChannelTwoNews Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkID=456&projectID=95793 https://texashighways.com/culture/history/remembering-migration-of-freed-slaves-emancipation-trail/ "In 2019, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, both of Texas, introduced the Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act, which started a Park Service feasibility study of the proposed trail and its historical significance. The study’s findings, expected by the end of 2023, will be shared with Congress, which could then designate it a national historic trail. That would allow for a management plan and marking historical sites as permitted by private landowners." 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 This would be so freaking awesome! Imagine biking to Galveston without worrying about cars!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbg.50 Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Didn’t know where to put this but related… Study underway for 51-mile trail to Houston honoring African American history. Here's the latest A feasibility study for what may become the second National Historic Trail honoring African American history is progressing despite pandemic-related delays as national trails officials conduct time-intensive research, digging deep into the trail’s history. The Emancipation National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act, authored by U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, was signed into law by former President Donald Trump in 2020. The federal study will help determine whether a 51-mile trail between Galveston and Houston will be given National Historic Trail status. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/emancipation-trail-study-update-19514238.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 On 6/19/2024 at 11:03 AM, hbg.50 said: Didn’t know where to put this but related… Study underway for 51-mile trail to Houston honoring African American history. Here's the latest A feasibility study for what may become the second National Historic Trail honoring African American history is progressing despite pandemic-related delays as national trails officials conduct time-intensive research, digging deep into the trail’s history. The Emancipation National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act, authored by U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, was signed into law by former President Donald Trump in 2020. The federal study will help determine whether a 51-mile trail between Galveston and Houston will be given National Historic Trail status. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/emancipation-trail-study-update-19514238.php There's a thread for this linked below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 On 10/3/2023 at 11:35 AM, j_cuevas713 said: This would be so freaking awesome! Imagine biking to Galveston without worrying about cars!?!? I'm not finding any indication that this would be a bike trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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