This bill directs the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to study whether Washington's Trail—1753 should become a national historic trail. The trail spans approximately 500 miles from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Fort LeBoeuf in Pennsylvania and follows the route George Washington took during a 1753 diplomatic mission to the French on behalf of Virginia's governor, just before the French and Indian War began. The bill would add this feasibility study to the list of potential national historic trails under the National Trails System Act. The legislation was introduced by Pennsylvania representatives in November 2023 and does not specify a timeline or funding amount for the study, leaving those details to be determined through the normal appropriations process.
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