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1 <br />Adam Toering <br />From:Nina Glibetic <ninaglibetic@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, October 17, 2023 2:19 PM <br />To:DL-Historic Preservation <br />Subject:Pierre Navarre cabin <br />Dear Historic Preservation board, <br /> <br />Recent news reports show that the History Museum wants to move the cabin of Pierre Navarre away from the river and <br />Leeper Park and put it on its own property. They claim they can use it more for education purposes on their property. <br /> <br />Pierre Navarre was a fur trader and also married a Native American woman. He lived in close proximity to the river, both <br />for commercial reasons and also because of the long establishment of Native American settlements along the river <br />basin. By moving the county's oldest house away from Leeper Park, we would erase all those connections to our history, <br />including our Native American past and its intimate connection to the river. We've already lost so much of that past. <br />Please conserve this home in the natural surrounding in which it belongs. <br /> <br />If the Museum wants to do displays about 19th century living, that is great. But they can do that in their current <br />museum, or build a replica if they so desire. The initiatives of the museum should not come at the cost of removing the <br />Navarre cabin away from Leeper Park. <br /> <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br /> <br />Nina Glibetic