Department of Conservation and Recreation
Conserve. Protect. Enjoy.
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: | Calloway Tract at Brandy Station Battlefield |
|---|---|
| Category: | Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY26 |
| Acres: | 475.87 |
| Locality: | Culpeper County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Board of Historic Resources |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Agriculture & Forestry, Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Cultural & Historic Preservation, Scenic Preservation |
| Amount Awarded: | $879,000.00 |
| Applicant: | American Battlefield Trust |
| Latitude: | -77.842631 |
| Longitude: | 38.535074 |
| Description: | The American Battlefield Trust was awarded a VLCF grant of $879,000 to protect the 476-acre Calloway Tract in Culpeper County through the purchase and recordation of an open-space easement to be held by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources. The property is part of a working farm zoned for agriculture with a main house, four guest houses, a stable, garage, silo dairy storage, sheds, barns, and other minor structures. The property lies within the core and study areas of the Brandy Station Battlefield, identified as a Priority I.3 (Class B) site in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report. The property has extensive frontage on the Rappahannock River, which will be protected with 35-foot vegetated buffers. The easement will protect the farm's productivity, conserve natural and historic resources, and preserve scenic viewsheds of the Brandy Station Battlefield and nearby Culpeper Battlefields State Park. |
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