DHR Featured News

Waterford Union of Churches Cemetery in Loudoun County

09/29/2023

Grave Matters: The African American Cemetery & Graves Fund

09/22/2023

State Adds 5 Historic Sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register

A 2023 photo of the Sailor's Creek Battlefield

08/14/2023

Twilight of the Civil War – Sailor’s Creek Battlefield

Roberson Mill as it appeared in 2022 with restoration under way.

08/14/2023

Virginia Landmarks Register Spotlight: Roberson Mill of Floyd County, Virginia

Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit project in Colonial Beach, Virginia

08/08/2023

Preserving the "Playground of the Potomac"

08/07/2023

Preliminary Model of Virginia’s Barbara Rose Johns Statue for U.S. Capitol Approved

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