04/07/2008 22:39. The National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program recently released its "Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States."

Trading Ford was included in the survey, along with other historic sites that comprise the "Race to the Dan River," which is included in the "Roads, Trails and Waterways Needing Further Study" section of the report.

Realizing that many historic sites of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 were at risk from rapid urban and suburban development, Congress authorized the study in 1996. The goals of the study were:

- To gather current information about the significance of, current condition of and threats to the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites and;

- To present preservation and... // Salisbury Post