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04/17/2024

DHR Administers Two Easements Over Civil War Battlefield Land in Henrico County

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04/11/2024

State to Dedicate Marker at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park for Actions of U.S. Colored Troops During Civil War

04/04/2024

8 New State Historical Highway Markers Approved

04/02/2024

9 Preservation Projects Set to Receive Funding from Virginia BIPOC Fund Grant Program

03/22/2024

10 Historic Sites Added to the Virginia Landmarks Register

03/12/2024

National Park Service Awards Virginia $75,000 to Produce Historic Context on African American Schools

03/06/2024

DHR Administers Easement Over Land Linked to Four Civil War Battles

Full-scale model of Barbara Rose Johns Statue for the U.S. Capitol

02/28/2024

Commission for Historical Statues Approves Model of Forthcoming Barbara Rose Johns Statue for U.S. Capitol

Christian Home School historical marker dedication

02/26/2024

State Historical Marker for the Christian Home School Dedicated in Town of Smithfield

01/11/2024

DHR Administers Easement Over Revolutionary War Battlefield Land in City of Chesapeake

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