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Exploring Culpeper
It’s a celebration nearly 30 years in the making! In the latest issue of Hallowed Ground, discover Culpeper Battlefields State Park's remarkable journey from endangered battlefield to public treasure.
Help Save 132 Acres at Three Historic Battlefields
These battlefields were the scenes of three of the largest attacks of the Civil War. Now, the battlefields themselves are under attack — and threatened by development. Any gift you make today will be multiplied $11-to-$1.
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This Day in History
1814
![Painting of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent](/sites/default/files/styles/squarish/public/thumbnails/image/signing-of-the-treaty-of-ghent-1812.jpg?h=fcb9c067&itok=WenJCUlQ)
Peace negotiations begin to end the War of 1812
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Battlefields need advocates like YOU to speak out against ill-considered developments and other threats.