{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-announces-public-meeting-discuss-national-monument-proposal-historic", "Clyburn Announces Public Meeting to Discuss National Monument Proposal for Historic Reconstruction Era Sites", "2016-12-08", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C \u2013 Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn today announced that National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis will travel to South Carolina to visit proposed sites that are under consideration to be included as part of a Reconstruction Era national monument and to attend a public meeting hosted by Rep. Clyburn to hear feedback from the public on the proposal.\n\u201cI am thrilled that Director Jarvis will be coming to visit Penn Center, Brick Baptist Church, and other historic sites from the Reconstruction Era in Beaufort and Port Royal.\u00a0 Our country desperately needs to better understand this era of our history, and including these sites in the National Park System is critical to this effort.\u00a0 We must preserve these places and stories for future generations as well as make them accessible to the public.\u00a0 The National Park Service is entrusted with stewardship of our nation\u2019s most sacred historic places, and I hope to include these sites in the system.\u00a0 I also thank Captain Korsnes for his participation and the U.S. Navy\u2019s interest in the preservation of these sites.\u201d\nWHAT: \u00a0Public meeting with federal and local officials and community leaders to discuss Reconstruction Era national monument proposal.\nWHEN: \u00a0Thursday, December 15, 12:00 P.M \u2013 2:00 P.M.\nWHERE:\u00a0 Brick Baptist Church, 85 Martin Luther King Drive, St. Helena Island, SC 29920.\nWHO:\u00a0 Local elected officials and community leaders will provide information regarding the proposal.\u00a0 Federal officials attending to hear comments from the public include:\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director Jonathan B. Jarvis, National Park Service\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Captain Jeffrey Korsnes, Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Support Facility Beaufort\nBelow link is the public notice of the meeting\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Public Meeting Notice\nBelow link is a map and description of the five proposed sites:\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Map & Site Descriptions\nEarlier this year, Congressman Clyburn wrote to President Obama requesting he use his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Penn Center and other Reconstruction Era sites as a national monument.\u00a0 He also introduced model legislation on May 26, 2016 to establish the Penn School\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Reconstruction Era National Monument.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-announces-public-meeting-discuss-national-monument-proposal-historic"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9354869835078716, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}