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Fort Ticonderoga In Trouble
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ROBERT SIEGEL
NPR All Things Considered
08-29-2008
Fort Ticonderoga In Trouble
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time 21:00-22:00 PM
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ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
One of the country's most important historic sites is in financial trouble. Fort Ticonderoga in Upstate New York has fallen so deeply into debt that it may be forced to auction part of its priced collection, or even close. North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports.
BRIAN MANN: On a blustery afternoon, the visitor center at Fort Ticonderoga is jammed with tourists. Nick Westbrook, the museum's executive director, says a lot of these ...
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