Revolutionary War Museum Wins Critical Backing

GLENSIDE, Pa. (AP) - July 4, 2006 -- The National Park Service has dropped its opposition to a planned Revolutionary War museum at Valley Forge.

Governor Ed Rendell and U-S Senator Rick Santorum told reporters today that the park service has informed Congress that it now supports the museum, clearing the primary obstacle to construction.

The American Revolution Center at Valley Forge has been in the planning stages since 1999. It is intended to be the nation's first comprehensive look at the American war of independence.

The park service and the Revolution Center had battled for years over the museum's size, and the center threatened in November to sever ties with the agency.

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