At
a press conference held on June 24, 2005,... Dr. Juliet
E.K. Walker unveiled architectural plans and a scale model
for the rebuilding of Free Frank’s historic frontier town
of New Philadelphia, Illinois. (more)
|
|
|
Dr.
Walker, with the moral support from her mother, single-handedly,
through intensive lobbying and effort, had the gravesite
of her great great grandfather declared a National Register
of Historic Place in 1988. (more)
|
|
|
The
Foundation undertakes a new historic preservation and
restoration project. (more)
|
|
|
“It is my hope that the remarkable accomplishments
of Free Frank McWorter will be read by many more people
for years to come. He deserves to go down in history as
the dedicated pioneer that he was.”
(more)
|
|
|
President Obama's Support Leads to Free Frank's New Philadelphia town site to be designated as a National Historic Landmark.
(read)
|
|