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virginia landmarks register listings june 2024

06/25/2024

12 Historic Sites Added to the Virginia Landmarks Register

06/18/2024

State Historical Marker to Be Dedicated for Belmead in Powhatan

06/17/2024

Virginia to Dedicate Historical Marker for Abolitionist Federal Judge John C. Underwood in Clarke County

05/30/2024

State Historical Marker to Be Dedicated in Henrico County for Woodland Cemetery

05/13/2024

State Historical Marker Dedicated for Enslaved People’s Escape from Slavery in Mathews County

04/23/2024

State Historical Marker to Be Dedicated for ca.-1870 All-Girls School in Mecklenburg County

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

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