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Valley Forge National Historical Park
Valley Forge Asbestos Release Site

Welcome
Superintendent, Valley Forge National Historical Park

 

I would like to welcome you to the Asbestos Release Site (ARS) web page. This web page is part of our community relations program for the ARS to inform and encourage the active participation of the public in decision-making as we work together to develop the best remedy to clean-up contamination at the site. I would like to encourage your active participation in this project and hope that you will take advantage of the opportunity to identify your thoughts and concerns. Please forward any comments to one of the project representatives shown on the contacts page.

Michael Caldwell
Superintendent

Sketch by Michael Panno of a gracile sabertooth cat, Smilodon gracilis  

Did You Know?
Port Kennedy Cave, located in what is now Valley Forge NHP, produced one of the most significant assemblages of Pleistocene fossils in North America. 14 plants and 48 animals are represented, including wolverine, Wheatley's ground sloth, long-nosed peccary, Hay's tapir, and lesser short-faced bear.
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Last Updated: October 20, 2006 at 19:01 EST