It's almost as if 150 is the new 30. Turning 150, which the opening of the Civil War is about to do, is nothing to frown upon, Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation officials say, and it's about time the nation took notice.
NEW MARKET -- The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation stands to benefit from the largest single-year allocation Congress has ever made toward a national preservation program.
WINCHESTER -- The Millbank House helped save lives as a hospital during the Civil War. Now a coalition of preservation groups wants to revive the historic building and save it from demolition.
FRONT ROYAL --The survival of the tangible record of Warren County Public Schools history is being ensured by the Library of Virginia's efforts to catalog, inventory and preserve historic documents.
MIDDLETOWN -- Visitors to the 145th anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek had the opportunity to learn about some of the Civil War soldiers' most loyal and faithful companions.
WINCHESTER -- One of the region's most significant Civil War battlefields has been preserved through a cooperative effort of government and the private sector.