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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.
Visit Manassas Battlefield and 396 other national parks free on June 9
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06/05/12 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / History /
All national parks will observe National Get Outdoors Day this Saturday, June 9, with a free entry day to these facilities. The day raises awareness about the importance of physical activity outside and highlights the splendor of national parks. Take a walking tour and talk with a ranger at the battlefield Saturday.
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Space shuttle Discovery arrives from Florida Space Center
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04/17/12 / Breaking News / History /
 Discovery enroute to Dulles |
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Discovery was supposed to be in the D.C. area about 10 a.m. on April 17 but arrived ahead of schedule, around 9:40 a.m.
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Geo. Washington’s birthday should be observed on Feb. 22, asserts Rep. Wolf
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02/29/12 / Breaking News / History / People & Places /
Does anyone celebrate his or her birthday on the third Monday of a month? "Of course not," huffed Rep. Frank Wolf. "So why do we diminish the memory of the greatest American by turning his birthday into nothing more than a three-day weekend," Wolf asked a Congressional subcommittee today. There's a move afoot in Congress to observe the Feb. 22 birthday of George Washington, the Father of Our Country and First President of the United States, on Feb. 22 instead of on the third Monday in February. Wolf and Rep. Gerry Connolly, who represent areas of Prince William County and Manassas, and Rep. Jim Moran,, who represents the area that includes Mount Vernon, George Washington's home, are co-sponsors of the bill.
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Top 10 stories: the countdown of 2011
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By Heidi M. Baumstark 01/03/12 / Breaking News / Features / History / People & Places /
A great deal happened in 2011. The Observer newspapers picked the top 10. The top story had to be the 150th commemoration of the start of the Civil War.
The top four will appear here from Jan. 3 to Jan. 6, 2012.
All 10 appear in the print edition of the Observer.
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Next round of Sesquicentennial of the Civil War events Sept. 24-25
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09/17/11 / History /
Sesquicentennial of the Civil War event scene shifts to Woodbridge and Dumfries VA Sept. 24-25 to mark the Blockade of the Potomac.
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Women of the Civil War
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By Heidi Baumstark 08/09/11 / Breaking News / History /
Judy Cook stands outside the Henry Hill Visitor Center at Manassas National Battlefield Park. Inside, she presented an evening musical program called “Women of the Civil War” on Aug. 6. She told stories about women who had loved ones in the Civil War, and incorporated song by playing the English concertina she is holding.
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Online content boosts new Civil War exhibit in Manassas
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07/27/11 / History /
The Manassas Museum is hosting a major collaborative exhibit that seeks to interpret Virginia's role and importance in the Civil War; the exhibit has an online component too.
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Commemoration of Civil War a success
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By HEIDI M. BAUMSTARK 07/27/11 / Breaking News / History /
Prince William County and Manassas commemorate 150th Civil War anniversary.
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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,
