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Name:	Stoner-Keller Mill Farm (withdrawn)
Category:	Historic Area Preservation
Grant Round:	FY15
Acres:	104
Locality:	Shenandoah County
Management Agency:
Owner:
ConserveVirginia:	None
Amount Awarded:	$200,000.00
Applicant:	Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Latitude:	38.9847187
Longitude:	-78.411201
Description:	Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation was awarded $200,000 in funding for acquisition of an easement on a 104-acre parcel of land located within the core area of the Fisher's Hill Battlefield. The Civil War Sites Advisory Commission has given this battle a preservation priority rating of I.2 Class B. Acquisition and permanent protection of the parcel would protect intact earthworks associated with the battle and the Stoner-Keller House and mill, a property listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, the farm property contains prime farmland and farmland of statewide importance as well as over 4,000 feet of 35-foot riparian vegetated buffers. The easement would also provide more than one-mile of right-of-way for the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation Valley Pike/Fisher's Hill trail which is currently under construction and will link the Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek battlefields. The parcel is adjacent to battlefield land conserved by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, which already contains a portion of the trail system. This project was withdrawn.