RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has approved eight new state historical markers.

Officials say the markers cover topics in counties of Fairfax, Mecklenburg, and Shenandoah, as well as the cities of Charlottesville, Lexington, Petersburg and Richmond.

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