Supporters of Fort Toulouse Worried About Its Future
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There’s a move among lawmakers in Alabama to abolish the state’s Historical Commission and merge it into both the Department of Archives and History and the State Conservation Department.
The bill has workers and volunteers Ft. Toulouse in Elmore County upset and worried that a crucial part of the state’s history could be in trouble.
Fort Toulouse was home Native Americans for more than six thousand years. That was before French and American Settlers made their homes there.
If the Historical Commission is abolished, Fort Toulouse would then go under the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. But supporters and volunteers worry whoever is in charge won’t know how to properly run and preserve an important piece of the state’s history.
That bill was supposed to be debated Tuesday in the House but has been delayed as lawmakers took on other topics dealing with the state budget.
