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State Adds 5 Historic Sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register

Twilight of the Civil War – Sailor’s Creek Battlefield

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

Grave Matters: The African American Cemetery & Graves Fund

Preserving the "Playground of the Potomac"

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

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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

A view of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery, a community burying ground owned and cared for by the church and its congregation.

08/10/2023

Grave Matters: The African American Cemetery & Graves Fund

Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit project in Colonial Beach, Virginia

08/08/2023

Preserving the "Playground of the Potomac"

Barbara Rose Johns maquette

08/07/2023

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

Press Releases

State Adds 5 Historic Sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register

National Park Service Awards Virginia $750,000 for Historic Preservation Projects in State’s Southwest Region

DHR Administers Easement Over Civil War Battlefield Land in Henrico County

National Park Service Awards Virginia $75,000 to Perform Archaeological Survey of Siege of Yorktown’s Maritime Battlefield Site

Department of Historic Resources to Host Archaeological Pop-up Workshop in Smithfield

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