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Article: Bill would protect Virginia battlefields. (civil war battlefields in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley; U.S. House of Representatives)
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- National Parks
- Article date:
- May 1, 1993
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Unprotected Civil War sites in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley would become part of the National Park System under a bill now before Congress.
As development accelerates around the valley's battlefields, the legislation, sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), would give them permanent protection. The measure is also meant to boost area tourism. "This was truly a grassroots effort--landowners, government officials, and preservationists all had a voice in drafting the bill," said Bruce Craig, NPCA Northeast regional director.
The proposed park seeks to commemorate two important Civil War campaigns in the valley--Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's 1862 campaign ...