Press Release Posts Archive

09/27/2023

DHR Administers Easement Over Land Linked to Five Civil War Battles

09/21/2023

State Adds 5 Historic Sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register

08/24/2023

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

08/15/2023

DHR Administers Easement Over Civil War Battlefield Land in Henrico County

08/10/2023

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

08/08/2023

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

08/02/2023

State Historical Marker for St. Luke’s Episcopal Church To Be Dedicated in Kenbridge, Va.

07/06/2023

7 New State Historical Highway Markers Approved

06/15/2023

State Adds 11 Historic Sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register

05/26/2023

DHR Announces Launch of New Website

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