The Surratt Courier

[KateH.]

What a beautiful home Rich Hill used to be. It deserves to be saved and restored. Is it not a Civil War era home? Why can't the National Park Service or a similar organization do something to help? After all, it seems that most of the battlefields are protected. Excuse me if I sound rude, but the excuse of not wanting to help sites connected with the Lincoln Assassination and Conspiracy has gotten worn out. Those events were part of our history and can't be swept under the rug and forgotten. We've made mistakes and we need to accept them. Monticello was a slave plantation and every battlefield is a memory that man was once inhumane to man. Rich Hill and homes like it are more than just places with a conspiracy connection. They are places that, among other things, saw the American Civil War. We need to acknowledge our faults, move past them, and start preserving these irreplaceable sites. If we keep this trend alive, soon there won't be any living history for the next generation to enjoy.