The historic General Greene Inn in Buckingham has been sitting empty for decades, with its paint chipping and dirt and mold accumulating, writes Carl LaVO for the Bucks County Courier Times.
The inn has major historic significance. It is the place where, 248 years ago, Gen. George Washington met with Major-General Nathanael Greene. The two men plotted how to get the Continental Army across the Delaware River on Christmas night to take the British stronghold of Trenton – that resulted in a successful operation.
Today, Chris Valeri, a Buckingham resident, is hoping to preserve the inn he considers priceless.
It offers “ future generations an opportunity to connect with history,” he said.
In January, he addressed township supervisors and laid out his plan to resuscitate the Buckingham Historical Society as a nonprofit, get it registered as a historical site.
“I realize this is a Herculean effort even to start this endeavor let alone raising significant funds,” he said, but he is willing to give it his best.
Read more about the Buckingham resident’s effort to restore the General Greene Inn in the Bucks County Courier Times.
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