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Updated 11/24/2010
CWPT Agrees To Buy 49 Acres At Wilderness, Must Raise Over $1 M
By Scott C. Boyd
ORANGE COUNTY, Va. – The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) has a contract to buy “49 incredibly significant, historical acres” of the Wilderness Battlefield.
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Court Rulings Favor County In Wal-mart Trial Hearing
By Scott C. Boyd
ORANGE, Va. – The judge made several rulings on expert witnesses, depositions and a fired county administrator at a Nov. 15 hearing in the Wilderness Wal-mart suit that is due to go to trial on Jan. 25.
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Historian Persists In Efforts To Correct Record, Honor Deceased
By Kathryn Jorgensen
SALISBURY, S.C. — Many a Civil War enthusiast develops passion for his interests, but not many become a published authority, a crusader trying to do right by veterans and a sleuth involving a tale of intentionally inflated prison deaths.
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Fredericksburg SCV Case Gets April 19 Court Date
By Scott C. Boyd
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The lawsuit to prevent a monument to 51 Confederate soldiers from being moved will go to trial on April 19 in Fredericksburg Circuit Court.
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Parties Say No GBPA-Casino Deal
By Scott C. Boyd
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association’s (GBPA) Aug. 16 endorsement of the proposed Mason-Dixon casino in Gettysburg was not sought by casino applicant David LeVan “or any officials related to Mason-Dixon,” according to spokesman David La Torre. This was confirmed by GBPA President Brendan Synnamon. |
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