Va.,W.Va. Civil War battlefields get federal funds

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Civil War battlefields in Virginia and West Virginia are receiving federal funding to preserve land threatened with damage or destruction by urban and suburban development.

The National Park Service says Ream’s Station and White Oak Road in Virginia, as well as Harpers Ferry in West Virginia are among four battlefields sharing more than $1.7 million in funding.

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