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America's First Park: River Common, Where the Common Should be More Common
The documentary on the past history of America's First Park:River Common and the history leading up to the present day use and understanding of what the Common stood for is one that is a story that should be told over and over again in our region's elementary and secondary school systems as a mandatory part of their history or civics lessons. The River Common is far too uncommon to many local residents and visitors to the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area and Wyoming Valley possibly because of it's strong historical legacy surrounding the Agnes Flood of 1972 and the devastation and destruction that the Susquehanna River has presented to the Valley with a Heart time and time again. The River Common should be the focal point located at the center of the heart of our Anthracite Coal Region's Northern Coalfield designated as a National Heritage Area. Battles were fought, lost, and won during the Revolution and during the rebuilding of the Wyoming Valley after the Flood of 1972 and subsequent floods leading to the eventual construction of the Wyoming Valley Levee Raising Project. This documentary pieces together the magnificent history and use over time of the River Common and all those who have come to use the area to capitalize on it's natural beauty, rich floodplain soils and river corridor, means of transportation, strategic lookout location, and recreational past-times. Scott captures not only the history of the River Common, he dives right into the environmental problems, restoration efforts, the massive levee-raising undertaken, local politics, and promotion of the area by many recreational users for multiple purposes to benefit the Greater Wilkes-Barre area at large. Plenty of famous names and faces to go along with the historic names and faces that are often forgotten about in history. This documentary would be a great compliment to our regional elementary and high school history curriculum to increase the awareness of those students and families that live near the River Common, yet have never been there. It's a must see and documentary that allows the viewer to see history alive!
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- rhughes-933-106690
- Feb 25, 2014
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- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime52 minutes
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