The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route study efforts began in 2000 with the goal of having the U.S. Congress designate the route as a new National Historic Trail.
The vote for the public lands bill which includes designating the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route as a National Historic Trail is expected before April.
"The 1,294-page bill would designate more than 2 million acres of wilderness in nine states and may establish three new national park units, a new national monument, three new national conservation areas, more than 1,000 miles of national wild and scenic rivers, and four new national trails", according to the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route web site (www.w3r-us.org), a solid resource to consult to make your voice known about this trail and the bill, or for learning about the richness of the trail.
The route George Washington rode is 600 miles of history, winding from Newport, Rhode Island, through Connecticut, and across eight other states to Yorktown, Virginia.
The route is filled with history and honors the Franco-American alliance and the efforts of Generals George Washington and Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau to preserve that alliance as the colonies struggled for independence. (And succeeded.) Photo by Anders Helm, CCM Media.
