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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:	Edwards Tract at Port Republic Battlefield (FY23)
Category:	Historic Area Preservation
Grant Round:	FY23
Acres:	107.35
Locality:	Rockingham County
Management Agency:	Virginia Board of Historic Resources
Owner:	Private
ConserveVirginia:	Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Cultural & Historic Preservation, Water Quality Improvement
Amount Awarded:	$172,058.00
Applicant:	Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Latitude:	38.297103
Longitude:	-78.761563
Description:	Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation sought funding in three VLCF grant rounds (FY2021 Round II - $29,550; FY2022 - $158,679; FY2023 - 172,058) to protect the 107-acre Edwards property located in Rockingham County. This property is part of the “The Coaling,” made famous by the role this commanding landscape feature played during the Battle of Port Republic during the Civil War. It was control of this high ground that determined not only the victor in the Battle of Port Republic, but also the fate of the 1862 Valley campaign. Adding to nine acres already owned by the grant recipient, these grants made possible the acquisition of most of the remaining property, all of which is now protected in perpetuity by an Open-Space easement held by the Board of Historic Resources. Plans are in place to open the property as parkland with trails and historic interpretive markers.