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The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved more than 114 acres (0.46 km 2) of the Wyse Fork battlefield. [3] The battlefield is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lenoir County, North Carolina. The battlefield is now under threat by an NCDOT project to create a bypass around Kinston.
Dennis Harper and Wade Sokolosky know the Civil War Battle of Wyse Fork as well as anyone. Harper, 70, grew up on the battlefield east of Kinston and has found more than 15,000 bullets, belt ...
Culpeper Battlefields State Park is a state park in Culpeper County, Virginia. The park was authorized for creation by Governor Glenn Youngkin on June 21, 2022 and officially dedicated on June 8, 2024. Many of the sites are already protected by other land preservation organizations.
In May 2018, the Civil War Trust, along with the Revolutionary War Trust, changed operational structure to function as land preservation divisions of the American Battlefield Trust. [1] The places of the formerly named trail are highlighted on the American Battlefield Trust's website as heritage sites. [ 2 ]
[16] [17] The Trust, working in partnership with Tricord, Inc., SunTrust Bank, and the Central Virginia Battlefield Trust, was able to purchase the property for $12 million in 2006. To support the preservation efforts at the Slaughter Pen Farm the Department of the Interior awarded a $2 million CWBPP grant based on the significance of the land ...
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park: Big Stone Gap: 1.5 acres (0.0061 km 2) 1943 Open Staunton River State Park: Scottsburg: 2,336 acres (9.45 km 2) 1939 Open Staunton River Battlefield State Park: Randolph: 300 acres (1.2 km 2) 1955 Open Sweet Run State Park: Hillsboro: 884 acres (3.58 km 2) 2016 Open Facilities under development
A portion of the landmarked battlefield area is included in Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park. The Civil War Trust (a division of the American Battlefield Trust) and its partners have acquired and preserved 885 acres (3.58 km 2) of the battlefield in five transactions since 1996. [5] Hillsman House, at Sayler's Creek Battlefield ...
In March 2013, the park opened a Visitor Contact Station in Middletown, Virginia, featuring interpretive exhibits and information on how visitors can experience the park. The Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove is also a U.S. National Historic Landmark, [4] and the 900-acre (360 ha) "Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove" is listed on the ...