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Interior Secretary Announces $2 Million for Historic Slaughter Pen Farm
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne joins other federal, state and local officials and the Civil War Preservation Trust to announce major grant for portion of Fredericksburg Battlefield.
Civil War Preservation Trust Announces Campaign to Save Slaughter Pen Farm on the Fredericksburg Battlefield
Announcement marks the beginnign of the most ambitious private-sector battlefield preservation effort in American history.
Volunteers Needed to Plant Trees at First Day of Chancellorsville Site
Tree planting is first of several opportunities in 2006 to help restore the historic woodline at the former Mullins Farm site.
Coalition
to Save Chancellorsville Battlefield Becomes the Spotsylvania
Battlefields Coalition
Alliance
of 12 national and local conservation groups join forces to
protect Spotsylvania County's unique historic resources.
Spotsylvania
County Battlefields Among the Most Threatened in the Nation
Civil War Preservation Trust identifiesSpotsylvania County's
four Civil War battlefields as the most endangered in the
nation.
Unique
Partnership Saves Hallowed Ground at Chancellorsville
Spotsylvania
County, Tricord Homes and preservation community forge a unique
partnership to save 140 acres of the Mullins Farm.
Proposed Outer Connector Beltway at Chancellorsville is Decisively
Defeated
Regional transportation
organization rejects the controversial highway project by
a vote of 9-to-1
Outer
Connector Beltway Project Rejected by Regional Transportation
Planning Board
Beltway
and Interchange Proposal would have destroyed the integrity
of Chancellorsville Battlefield
Federal
Agency to Hold Public Meeting at Chancellorsville
Advisory
Council for Historic Preservation to host a public hearing
about a controversial new development proposal at Chancellorsville
Battlefield.
Remarkable
Victory at Chancellorsville Battlefield
In a dramatic turnaround, the Spotsylvania Board
of Supervisors votes
6-to-0 against rezoning of historic Mullins Farm.
Spotsylvania
Voters Remain Opposed to Dogwood
New poll reveals that an overwhelming 69 percent
of county voters oppose Dogwood's development plan for Chancellorsville
Battlefield.
Developer
Ray Smith Resorts to Desperation Campaign
Smith
and his backers have launched a slick telemarketing campaign
to confuse the public and save his plan.
Candlelight
Vigil to Save Chancellorsville Battlefield
Friends of the battlefield and opponents of
sprawl are encouraged to attend a candlelight vigil at the
Holbert Building on January 14th.
New
Study Reveals Glaring Errors in Dogwood's Economic Claims
Study reveals that Dogwood is using accounting
gimmicks to hide the costs and overstate the benefits of its
development proposal for Chancellorsville Battlefield
National
and Local Preservation Groups Criticize New Proffers
Coalition
to Save Chancellorsville Battlefield describes Dogwood's latest
proposal as an extremely bad deal for Spotsylvania County
residents
Spotsylvania
County overwhelmingly opposes development
Public opinion
poll reveals that two-thirds of county voters oppose Dogwood's
proposed development for the Mullins Farm on Chancellorsville
Battlefield.
Conservation
groups form coalition to save Chancellorsville Battlefield
Coalition of national and local conservation groups signal
their determination to fight at 2,350-house development slated
for the first day's battlefield.
National
and local conservation groups to announce Coalition to Save
Chancellorsville
National and local conservation groups will hold news conference
at historic Old Salem Church.
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