Save Historic Zoar!

I started this blog several years back to tell the tales about life inside an area that was seemed like it was becoming a bi-yearly event of getting flooded out.  A bit a truth and a little light-hardheartedness was the attempt of this site.  However, a bigger problem arose.  The Village of Zoar is at stake here.  Because Zoar is located behind the Dover Dam, a levee was built to protect it from the waters that the dam holds back.  Mind you, when the planners of Zoar put together the plan for the town in the 1800's they knew that they were upriver from the natural flood plain.  But now due to the repeated high water that have occurred, the levee is in major trouble.  The US Army Corps of Engineers has listed the levee as one that must be fixed.  But due to government regulations put in place after Katrina, there is an extensive process that must be followed.  This process could, unfortunately, mean the end of the Village of Zoar.  That's not what anyone around here wants to see.  The easy solution of course would be to tear down the Dover Dam and allow the areas downstream to flood.  Like nature intended.  But, that is not something the government wants to see, nor the residents of Dover or New Philadelphia.  What needs to be done is to fix the levee and protect this historical landmark.  And you can help protect it.  Check out the site Save Historic Zoar and find out what you can do.   This town is worth saving. I don't live in the village limits, but I am within walking distance and go down there frequently.  It's the subject of many of the pictures I take on my photo site TuscPics.Com.  The future of the village can be saved if we act.  So do it now!