Some Object to NPS Plan for Fence Through Independence Square
Preservation, August, 2006 by Margaret Foster
Just as a Jersey-barrier circle around the Washington Monument drew national criticism, a plan to bisect Philadelphia's Independence Square with a seven-foot-tall fence is facing opposition. As part of a $2 million plan to increase security in the national historical park, the National Park Service wants to build a wrought-iron fence about 130 feet behind Independence Hall.
"The project is intended to protect Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, as well as visitors and employees, from terrorist threats," spokesperson Jane Cowley said in a statement. "We believe that the Department of the Interior has grossly exaggerated the threat of a terrorist attack on Independence Hall," says Ann Meredith, president of the nonprofit Independence Mall Business and Residents Coalition....
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