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Six historic sites designated as Virginia landmarks
FROM Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources 12/17/24 / Breaking News / History / People & Places / State Government /
Among the six places recently listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register are a house in Charlottesville designed by Milton L. Grigg, the celebrated architect best known for his work on the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello in the 20th century; a Danville elementary school featuring architecture representative of mid-20th–century educational trends and their effect on the development of suburbs in Virginia after World War II; and a unique, mid-1700s American frontier–style home in the Shenandoah Valley that grew into a commercial business in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Winners named in Martin Luther King Jr. oratorical contest
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Prince William County Public Schools has named the winning students who competed in the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Oratorical Contest.
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Today is the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
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01/01/13 / Breaking News / History / People & Places /
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell remembers the history-changing act of President Abraham Lincoln and places in Virginia "where our nation reunited."
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PWC’s Human Rights Day Celebration is Jan. 19
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12/29/12 / Breaking News / History / Local Government /
Prince William County's Human Rights Commission invites the public to celebrate Universal Human Rights Day in the McCoart Administration Building atrium at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013.
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Tourism group to hold Prince William County photo contest
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12/20/12 / Breaking News / History /
Discover Prince William & Manassas, this Virginia area’s tourism marketing agency, is calling all photographers for its first ever photo competition, to find the Best of 2012. The deadline is Jan. 18, 2013.
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Special programs and events to commemorate Second Battle of Manassas
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08/20/12 / Breaking News / History /
Special tours highlighting significant events of the campaign and battle of Second Manassas, talks related to the battle and the Civil War in 1862, living history and historic weapons demonstrations are open to the public throughout Manassas National Battlefield Park and beyond the park boundaries in the local community beginning Aug. 25-26.
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Orrison appointed to governing council of Virginia Association of Museums
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08/09/12 / Breaking News / History / People & Places /
Robert Orrison of Manassas, who manages two Prince William County historic sites for the county's Historic Preservation Division, will sit on the governing council of the Virginia Association of Museums as Director of Historic House Museums.
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Youth walk in the footsteps of history at Civil War camp at Brentsville Courthouse
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By TERRI L. ERWIN-FITZ 08/08/12 / Features / History / Local Government / People & Places /
A dozen campers ages 8-13 tried out the life of a Civil War soldier in Prince William County recently at Basic Civil War Camp at Brentsville Courthouse Centre in Bristow. David Born, historical program coordinator, and Michael Riley, site manager for the Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre, led the young history buffs. The program was developed by Prince William County VA's Department of Historic Preservation.
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Bristoe Station heritage Park’s management plan due for review
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By HEIDI M. BAUMSTARK 07/26/12 / History / Local Government /
The management plan for Bristoe Station Heritage Park, the popular historical site located a short distance from VA 28, is likely to be taken up by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in August.
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Virginia State Police advise motorists how to prepare for upcoming winter storm
Seven tips from Virginia State Police to get ready to safely navigate next snowstorm due Jan. 10-11,
