Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A picturesque and gracious stretch of American highway just got a lot more gravitas - and security.
The 175-mile corridor between Gettysburg and Monticello is officially the "Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area." No wonder. It passes by nine presidential homes, 73 historic areas in four states, significant battlefields and legendary sites from four wars, 15 historic communities, pristine forests, rolling hills, sparkling rivers and quaint little byways.
Oh, yes - and Camp David.
President Bush endorsed the new designation yesterday as part of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act, bipartisan ...