Builder Gains Approval After Promise To Preserve

In a rare case of cooperation, county officials, preservationists, and a developer work together over development plans for a Civil War battlefield.

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March 28, 2002, 4:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Board of County Supervisors unanimously approved development plans for the battlefield that include hundreds of homes and commercial space. That was after the builder promised to preserve 127 acres and allow archaeologists to do an extensive search for unmarked soldiers' graves... The developer got a project, preservationists got access to a battlefield that had been in private hands since the war, and county officials got both without a prolonged struggle."

Thanks to Ryan Harris

FULL STORY: Victory at a Va. Civil War Battleground

Wednesday, March 27, 2002 in The Washington Post

History / Preservation Virginia

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