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Gov. McDonnell Approves Battlefield Preservation Funds

Governor Bob McDonnell traveled to Chancellorsville Battlefield to highlight the creation of a permanent state fund to preserve Civil War sites.

In a ceremonial signing, McDonnell added his signature Tuesday to the Virginia Civil War Sites Preservation Fund, which provides matching grants to protect battlefields. The legislation permanently establishes the fund, which already has preserved 2,000 battlefield acres in Virginia....
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