Crossroads of the American Revolution Association
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The Crossroads of the American Revolution Association (XRDS) is a not-for-profit organization created in 2002 in order to increase awareness of the American Revolution in New Jersey. The organization promotes open space, historical preservation and an enhancement of economic development in New Jersey. The Association was designated by the National Park Service as the management entity responsible for the National Heritage Area.[1]
Congress had the National Park Service determine the national importance of the resources in New Jersey. In 2002 the United States Secretary of the Interior told Congress that New Jersey met all the requirements for becoming a National Heritage Area. President George W. Bush signed the legislation making XRDS an official heritage area in 2006.
The territory covered by XRDS totals 14 counties. These counties (north to south) are Passaic, Bergen, Morris, Essex, Hudson, Union, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester.
The XRDS lobby for state funding, local funding, private funding and support from corporate and private foundations.
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- ^ Executive Order #48: Acting Governor Richard J. Codey, [[State of New Jersey. Accessed October 2, 2007.
