Summary
HISTORIC preservationists lose some big fights, as they did in their recent efforts to block plans for a Walmart next to the Wilderness battlefield near Fredericksburg. But they score many victories, too, thanks to increasingly well-organized efforts to buy significant sites before they end up on a developer's blueprint.
The Civil War Preservation Trust is one of many large and small foundations acquiring portions of battlefields that aren't part of national or state parks, as well as buying land to create buffers between parks and nearby development. Since 1987, the group has helped secure close to 30,000 acres in Virginia and 19 other states.See the full content of this document
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Fighting to Preserve Virginia Battlefields Civil War Preservation Needs Consistent Help
The group and others like it owe part of their success to federal matching gr...
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