Boston massacre in 1770 to open revolt in 1775 at the battles of Lexington-Concord and Bunker Hill

U.S. Newswire | January 3, 2002 | Copyright

-- The Yorktown unit of Colonial National Park in Yorktown, Va., lacks sufficient funds to maintain 39 miles of historic earthworks. Yorktown commemorates the last major battle of the American Revolution, in which George Washington's troops defeated the British army under General Charles Cornwallis and won independence.

2. National parks lack the funds and staff for research critical to advancing the understanding and preservation of these key places in our nation's history.

-- Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Mass., does not have a curator to manage the 87,000-item collection. The ...

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