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Protecting Our Cultural Heritage: A Call to Action for Congress
In recent years, a troubling trend has emerged as climate activists, protestors, and other bad actors have targeted priceless works of art and other cultural objects for damage and destruction. These acts, often intended to draw attention to urgent issues,…
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Still Missing. . .The Washington Flintlock Rifle
This missing piece of history is a late 18th century Pennsylvania flintlock longarm with a barrel by J. Philpy, a lock by James Golcher, and a patchbox indicating that it was presented to President George Washington at Mount Vernon in…
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Still Missing. . .The Ferguson Rifle
Fifty-five years ago, on October 24, 1968, a Revolutionary War-era musket, along with 31 other historic items, was stolen in an overnight burglary from the Valley Forge Historical Society in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. To date, only the musket has been…
