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Blog Post Categories: Blog

Virginia Landmark Spotlight: Cessford and Its Associated Laundry/Quarter Building for Enslaved Workers

Cessford plantation

Historic Preservation at the Federal and State Levels: Review and Compliance

Rappahannock Community College's Chinn House in 2020

Batteau Classroom: Studying the James River with VCU’s Footprints on the James Class

Footprints on the James VCU class

UPDATE: Special Session for the 2024-2026 Virginia Biennial Budget

virginia state capitol building

DHR Easement Protects New Culpeper Battlefields State Park

Photograph by Wendy Musumeci/DHR, June 8, 2024.

Cemetery Excavations in Charles City County Yield Surprising Discovery

DHR archaeologist Mike Clem cleaning up excavations at the Marston site

DHR Easement Projects Receive 2024 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards

Rediscovering the Blick Plantation Home in Southside Virginia

Blick Plantation in Brunswick County.

DHR Spotlight: Preservation Incentives Division

Pure Oil, Cape Charles

Professional Archaeologists Attend Metal Detecting Workshop

Group photo of AMDA participants
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