VLCF Funded Projects
Virginia’s working farms and forests, battlefields and other historic sites, natural areas, parks and rivers are critical to its economy, culture and quality of life. In 1999, the assembly and governor established the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (VLCF) to fund protection of these resources. The interactive map below depicts VLCF-grant projects funded since 2000.
| Name: |
Chapman Farm |
| Category: |
Historic Area Preservation |
| Grant Round: |
FY13 |
| Acres: |
140 |
| Locality: |
Clarke County |
| Management Agency: |
Clarke County Easement Authority |
| Owner: |
Private |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$100,000.00 |
| Applicant: |
Clarke County Easement Authority |
| Latitude: |
39.11737139 |
| Longitude: |
-77.901421 |
| Description: |
Funding was requested by Clarke County Easement Authority for purchase of an easement over a 140-acre farm located within the core area of the Cool Springs Battlefield in Clarke County. The Civil War Sites Advisory Commission has given this battlefield a preservation priority rating of II.3, Class C. A portion of the Chapman Farm is also located within the boundaries of the Cool Springs Battlefield Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Permanent protection of the Chapman Farm will augment efforts by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources to place easements on other large portions of the Cool Springs Battlefield, including the 195-acre Textron Tract and the 965-acre Holy Cross Abbey Tract. This project received a grant award of $100,000, and also conserves prime farmland, forested cover of high conservation value, and one-half mile of frontage on the Shenandoah River.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
