Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
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: | Whitby Tract at Second Deep Bottom Battlefield |
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| Category: | Historic Area Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY24 |
| Acres: | 8.87 |
| Locality: | Henrico County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Board of Historic Resources |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Water Quality Improvement |
| Amount Awarded: | $300,215.00 |
| Applicant: | American Battlefield Trust |
| Latitude: | 37.453557 |
| Longitude: | -77.287067 |
| Description: | The Trust seeks to preserve the 8.87-acre Whitby Tract in Henrico County via fee acquisition and the recordation of an open-space easement to be held by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources. The tract is located entirely within the Core Area of the Second Deep Bottom Battlefield, a Priority I.3 (Class B) battlefield as defined by the 1993 Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields. The topography of this four-parcel tract is level and its natural features include 8 acres of woods. The property also includes 600 feet of undocumented earthworks. Following acquisition, the Trust intends to steward the tract until the easement is recorded; the Trust will then demolish the non-historic structures if required by DHR, install interpretive signage (if funding permits), and offer periodic tours. Eventually, the Trust may transfer the property to a conservation partner for long-term stewardship. |
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