[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 69 (Friday, May 24, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN HONOR OF COLORADO PRESERVATION, INC.

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 22, 2002

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
important and continuing contributions that Colorado Preservation, Inc. 
has made to historic and archeological preservation in Colorado.
  Too often our communities can lose their history in pieces, not 
realizing until it is gone just what they have lost. Colorado 
Preservation, Inc. works to keep that from happening in our state. And 
it is very appropriate to recognize their many contributions in May, 
because that is officially Colorado Archeology and Historic 
Preservation Month.
  Colorado has become a world-class destination for people around the 
country and around the world who come here to visit and often to make 
our state their new home. With them they bring many diverse cultural 
heritages. We welcome this diversity with open arms--and, at the same 
time, we recognize the importance of preserving the things that have 
shaped our history and that are uniquely Coloradan. It becomes ever 
more critical that we take care to ensure the survival of our historic 
buildings and archaeological sites. We have to honor the cultures of 
people who no longer live among us, the buildings of our heritage even 
if they have outlived their original purpose, and landmarks of our 
history even if they are painful.
  Colorado Preservation, Inc. has worked tirelessly to ensure these 
important cornerstones of our history remain available for generations 
to come. Here are some examples:
  At Camp Apache in Granada thousands of Japanese Americans were exiled 
during WWII for fear of espionage. This site should be preserved as an 
important reminder of our nation's tragic internment history. The 
Shield Rock Art Site in Rio Blanco County dates back to 1200 AD. This 
site contains some of the oldest Native American pictographs and 
petroglyphs in Colorado. The Bradford Perley House in Jefferson County 
is one of the more impressive historic buildings in our state. The 
sandstone mansion was once a Civil War recruiting station. Colorado 
Preservation, Inc. hopes to use the site to educate young people about 
its unique place in Colorado history and is working to raise funds for 
an archeological study and master plan to preserve the site for the 
most optimal future use.
  As Colorado Preservation, Inc. often says, ``it is vital that we 
remember the future by preserving the past.'' Mr. Speaker, I ask my 
colleagues to join with me in thanking Colorado Preservation, Inc. for 
all of the good and important work they do for Colorado.

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