Delta Queen Nominated to National Endangered List


	Delta Queen Nominated to National Endangered List

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1-5-2009 9:21 AM

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1-5-2009 4:35 PM

ofcapri

Lets hope sombody with deep pockets can keep the Delta Queen Alive! Interesting clip.Thanks

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11 Most Endangered Historic Places.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20090105/NEWS01/901050314/1002/rss01"><P itxtvisited="1" ndPar="[object Object]">Landing on the exclusive annual list could save the steamboat from likely decay.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20090105/NEWS01/901050314/1002/rss01"><P itxtvisited="1" ndPar="[object Object]">The 82-year-old sternwheeler is scheduled to shut down because Congress has refused to grant another exemption from a federal law that bans more than 50 overnight passengers on boats that are largely made of wood. The exemption expired on Oct. 31.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20090105/NEWS01/901050314/1002/rss01"><P itxtvisited="1" ndPar="[object Object]">Owners say the boat, which can carry 176 overnight passengers, can't survive financially if it can only carry 50 passengers.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20090105/NEWS01/901050314/1002/rss01"><P itxtvisited="1" ndPar="[object Object]">So Boone County Historic Preservation Review Board member Don Clare nominated the Delta Queen for inclusion on the list compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The list raises awareness of preservation efforts.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20090105/NEWS01/901050314/1002/rss01"><P itxtvisited="1" ndPar="[object Object]">Sites must meet three criteria - historical significance, urgently threatened and possible solutions - in order to qualify for the list.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/E4B6D96D-48D3-4385-8DD2-A20FC4011D70/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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