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From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 

"The most recent bid to expand Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park crossed an important hurdle when it passed the Senate this week, raising hopes that the measure will be finally be signed into law after a decade of attempts.

The Kennesaw Mountain changes are part of a sweeping public-lands bill, introduced by Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, that would preserve millions of acres across the country and create new national monuments.

The bill would expand the park by eight acres, to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, sites of historical interest for their role in the Civil War. That land is currently owned by Cobb County and the Cobb Land Trust.

Congressman Barry Loudermilk, a Republican who represents the area, has introduced a similar proposal twice in the past only to see it fizzle out due, he said, to partisan politics." READ MORE