Proposed Gettysburg Casino Location Rejected by Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
(Harrisburg, Pa.) – Following today’s decision by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to reject a second proposal to bring casino gambling to the...
Civil War Trust Eclipses 30,000 Acre Milestone
(Washington, D.C.) – This week, the Civil War Trust, the nation’s leading organization seeking to protect the hallowed ground of our rapidly...
Walmart Abandons Plans to Build Supercenter on Wilderness Battlefield
(Orange, Va.) – In an unexpected development, Walmart announced this morning that it has abandoned plans to pursue a special use permit previously...
National Preservation Group Unveils New Name, Logo to Mark Beginning of Civil War Sesquicentennial
(Washington, D.C.) – In a letter to its 55,000 members, the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to protecting Civil War battlefields announced this...
Civil War Preservation Trust Receives Interior Department's Partner in Conservation Award
(Washington, D.C.) – At a news conference this morning, the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT), the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated...
Eight National Celebrities Appear on Behalf of No Casino Gettysburg
(Washington, D.C.) - Filmmaker Ken Burns, author David McCullough, actors Sam Waterston, Matthew Broderick, Stephen Lang, Medal of Honor recipient...