CRLC earns award for acquisition, protection of New Market Heights Battlefield in Henrico henricocitizen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from henricocitizen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Malvern Hill in Eastern Henrico County. Preservation Virginia has announced its annual list of preservation award recipients statewide, and one of the 10 is an effort involving Henrico. For more than 50 years, the historic preservation awards have recognized outstanding preservation projects, organizations and individuals who excel in preserving the commonwealth’s history and culture. “The
Two Civil War battlefields in Virginia have gained some additional protection through the preservation of nearly 200 acres made possible by $4.5 million in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants from the National Park Service.
The Eberly family moved from Pennsylvania to Henrico County in the 1880s and established Four Mile Creek Farm in Varina. Howard Eberly, 79, is a fourth-generation owner of the land and lives in the family home off Route 5.