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Orange County Officials Proceed Towards Vote On Wal-mart Permit
By Scott C. Boyd
ORANGE, Va. — The construction of a Wal-mart Supercenter at the entrance to the Wilderness Battlefield in Orange County advanced one step closer after a county planning commission vote on June 25.
A Crusade To Digitize All Lincoln Administration Records
By Scott C. Boyd
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “She’s a champion of the ‘In America, anything’s possible’ way of thinking,” says Len Riedel, Executive Director of the Blue and Gray Education Society.
Gettysburg Foundation Hopes To Name President Soon, Hires CFO
By Kathryn Jorgensen
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The Gettysburg Foundation recently hired its first chief financial officer and hopes to hire a new president by the end of summer, according to spokeswoman Dru Neil.
CWPT Needs $ For Tennessee Land
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) is raising $166,400 as its share of the $1.9 million purchase of nearly 650 acres of pristine Battle of Davis Bridge land, all of the battlefield east of the Hatchie River in southwestern Tennessee.
Museum Confirms Plans For Appomattox Facility
RICHMOND, Va. — The Museum of the Confederacy Board of Trustees decided at its June meeting to continue planning for the Museum of the Confederacy Appomattox, according to a museum press release.
Texas Monument Is Dedicated At 1862 Battlefield In Richmond, Ky.
RICHMOND, Ky. — The Texas Historical Commission, with the Madison County Historical Properties Division and the Battle of Richmond Association, recently dedicated a Texas monument on the central Kentucky battlefield.
New Superintendents At Andersonville, Ft. Pulaski
The National Park Service recently named new superintendents at Andersonville National Historic Site and Fort Pulaski National Monument, both in Georgia.
CWPT Gives 176 Acres To Harpers Ferry NHP
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Harpers Ferry National Historical Park expanded by 176 acres with the June 25 donation of the tract by the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT).
Updated 8/27/2009 |