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10 Years Preservation Virginia's Most Endangered Sites
10 Years Preservation Virginia's Most Endangered Sites
For the past ten consecutive years, Preservation Virginia has used our Virginias Most Endangered Historic Places program
to leverage our resources and experience, focusing on current preservation needs in the Commonwealth.
The land surrounding Fort Monroe has been used for military
purposes since 1609. The fort housed and protected freed
slave f amilies during the Civil War and is a continuous
archaeology site. When Fort Monroe was decommissioned by
the U.S. Army, Preservation Virginia worked as a consulting
party, along with the National Trust for Historic Places and
many others, in the seven-year-long review process. Fort
Monroe is now designated as a National Monument by the
federal government.
These are some examples of past endangered sites and what has happened since their inclusion in our program. Each
place shares a story integral to the historic fabric of Virginia.
For more information, or to nominate an endangered historic place, please visit:
WWW.PRESERVATIONVIRGINIA.ORG