Four years ago, the public took on the massive resources of the L.A. Army Corps of Engineers, to preserve the regions historical, Prado Dam Bicentennial Mural.
Over the next few months, the National Park Service will be looking to see if the mural meets their criteria for the National Register of Historic Places. The Park Service has the final say for Historic properties. In the meantime, a temporary Federal injunction is still in place to protect the Mural, after the Army Corps had attempted to strip it off the Spillway in 2015.
The Army Corps told the public in 2015, that if we wanted the Bicentennial Mural to remain on the spillway it was our choice. Sadly the public's clear choice to keep their mural was overruled by the Army Corps announcing a contest to replace it with a mural of their own choosing. In the meantime, the Army Corps has not replied to our requests for them to publicly acknowledge and recognize, the public's clear choice to preserve the Bicentennial Mural on the spillway.
The Bicentennial Freedom Mural Conservancy (a 501-C3 charity) has been formed to preserve and maintain the artwork and historic nature of the Bicentennial Mural.
OUR DEEPEST THANKS FOR THIS GRASS ROOTS EFFORT GO OUT TO :
- The Mural Conservancy of L.A.
- The National Trust
- The County of Riverside
- The Orange County Water District,
- The Corona/Norco Unified School District
- The Mayors, Council Members and staff for the Cities of: Chino Hills, Chino Eastvale, Norco, and Corona
- The Corona Historic Preservation Society
- U.S. Congressman Ed Royce
- U.S. Congressman Ken Calvert
- And you the 31,000 + petitioners, who have moved mountains to preserve this historical treasure for present and future generations!!!
- The Friends of the Bicentennial Mural website: http://www.friendsofthepradodammural.com/
- FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/711700172237542/