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Blog Post Categories: Blog

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

Heirloom Home: The Paige-Pollard House in King William County

A drawing by Conan Paige of his family home, the Paige-Pollard House.

Update: 2024 General Assembly Session

Meet the New Division of Resource Information & Registers

Image slides

Virginia Landmarks: A Showcase of Successful Historic Preservation Projects

Longs Chapel as it appears today due to the stewardship of the Longs Chapel Preservation Society.
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