New Wildlife Refuge Dedicated After African American

WLBT ^ | 02/22/05

[WKB]

The first National Wildlife Refuge in this country named for an African American, is now in the Mississippi Delta, near Hollandale. It is the Holt Collier Wildlife Refuge.

Collier was a freed slave, who had served in the Confederate Army, and led President Theodore Roosevelt on a legendary bear hunt, near Onward, Mississippi in 1902.

When Roosevelt didn't get a bear, Collier caught one and tied it to a tree. Roosevelt would not shoot it and the press corps traveling with him named it his Teddy Bear. The name stuck.

The Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge is now 1,438 acres, but will eventually be 18,000 acres.

Mississippi Republican Senator Thad Cochran and Congressman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, jointly sponsored the legislation to create the refuge.

[WKB]

Mississippi ping

[onyx]

Totally interesting history.
Fabulous post!
Teddy Bear.

[vpintheak]

Pretty cool.

[stboz]

Gosh! Bennie finally did something vaguely ...uh, what's the word I want?....nah....nevermind. There's gotta be a catch somewhere.

[dixiechick2000]

"Collier was a freed slave, who had served in the Confederate Army, and led President Theodore Roosevelt on a legendary bear hunt, near Onward, Mississippi in 1902.

When Roosevelt didn't get a bear, Collier caught one and tied it to a tree. Roosevelt would not shoot it and the press corps traveling with him named it his Teddy Bear. The name stuck."


Now, THAT I didn't know.
I knew the Teddy Bear was named after TR,
but didn't know why.

Good for the MS congressional delegation for
honoring Holt Collier in such great fashion.
It is well deserved.

[decal]

"When Roosevelt didn't get a bear, Collier caught one and tied it to a tree...."


Someone alert PeTA...

[dixiechick2000]

I'm wasn't gonna mention Bennie,
but he did a good thing for a
change. ;o)

[WKB]

Someone alert PeTA...


But it was done by a minority.
another dilemma

[WKB]

Maybe Bennie is coming around

[WKB]

Teddy Bear



and you thought it was only an Elvis song.

[dixiechick2000]

It was a fluke. ;o)

[cyborg]

Wonder what he did in the confederate army.

[onyx]

Shot Yankees?

[smonk]

you are one busy PINGer today, WKB.

[cyborg]

I wonder! LOL

[WKB]

Wonder what he did in the confederate army.




Now THAT was a good one

[dixiechick2000]

Have a look see at this.

http://www2.netdoor.com/~jtm/

[cyborg]

Whoa! Confederate calvary scout... that's definately not the pot scrubber or shoeshiner that some people say black people were in the confederate army. That had big time responsibilities.

[flying Elvis]

He followed his master off to war when he was in his early teens. He participated in some small irregular skirmishes.

[Petronski]

You're a divider, not a uniter.

[heh heh heh]


No, really.



[heh heh heh heh heh]

[Darkwolf377]

Hey, why not?

(runs away)

[cyborg]

As a confederate scout, he probably did. Learn something new on FR every day.

[cyborg]

LOL

[WKB]

I wish the truth could be made known about
the blacks that fought for the South.

[dixiechick2000]

"That had big time responsibilities."


Yes, ma'am...it most surely did.

[onyx]

Be NICE to cy.

[cyborg]

I can see this making a nice unity study for a homeschool or for a private school. If they ever have this here in a NY public school, I'll know pigs are flying.

[dixiechick2000]

LOL! You don't have to run away.
We won't bite...again. ;o)

[farmfriend]

Rights, farms, environment ping.
Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from this list.
I don't get offended if you want to be removed.

[cyborg]

Yeah he is... he's teasing me over something else *lol*

[onyx]

OOOOOLALA

[flying Elvis]

Ping

[WKB]

Thanks
I forgot about MHKING

[Petronski]

Be NICE to cy.

My life's dream. ;O)

[Petronski]

Be NICE to cy.

My life's dream. ;O)

Je repet pour la femme in question.... ;O)

[onyx]

Now, that's very polite and gracious of you.
Good going, JP.

[o_zarkman44]

"The Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge is now 1,438 acres, but will eventually be 18,000 acres."

Theres the catch. Agenda 21 biosphere. That 18,000 acres I am assuming is currently privately owned land? How do they plan to aquire the land?

The designation to commemerate history is noble enough. But a national heritage designation takes the land off the property tax rolls permanently from an area that perhaps cannot afford it.

[PAR35]

Collier was a freed slave, who had served in the Confederate Army,

Worthy of a Dixie ping?

[WKB]

Where this is located is probably PRIME cotton land
so it won't matter that much.
sarcasm\

[Petronski]

May God strike me down now if I've not been spending my every moment trying to be as gracious as I can be. I show the plummage I have: humor, intelligence, humor, graciousness, humor, falling on my face, humor....but I repeat myself.

[cyborg]

And you have big feet... that's the best bit! ;-)

[razorback-bert]

I knew Holt's one of Holt's grandsons.

http://www.mississippiscv.org/collier.htm

If I was at home, I could give you a much better history of Holt.

[Petronski]

Big and long and wide....think that through, kiddo. ;O)

[cyborg]

So when are you going to propose to me? Don't forget the ring.

[onyx]

You're a wholly GOOD person
and a marvelously FUNNY, witty guy,
in addition to those attributes of yours
that you described!

[cyborg]

He's one of my favorite freepers.

[onyx]

cy, take heart... his favorite store is Tiffany's!!!

[Petronski]

So when are you going to propose to me? Don't forget the ring.

Standby, cutie. I'm googling.

[cyborg]

That's a relief ;-)