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• Plans to remember Civil War solidify
With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War approaching, the commemoration is firming up.

“May 5, 2012, will be an important day,” said Kyra Cook, manager of the Historic Triangle Collaborative, which is coordinating Civil War events.

May 5 is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Williamsburg, the area’s most important Civil War event. Reenactments at Redoubts 1 and 2 may occur. The city is cutting a trail between the two

for walking tours. Williamsburg’s Civil War history revolves around the Peninsula campaign. Overrun by Union forces in 1862, Williamsburg was the closest Union-held town to the Confederate capital in Richmond for most of the war. As a result, it became a hotbed of espionage and intrigue.Click Here

• 17 free days in 2011 for Historic Jamestowne, Yorktown Battlefield
Thursday, January 13, 2011

YORKTOWN – The National Park Service will waive admission fees on 17 selected dates throughout 2011. Locally, Colonial National Historical Park includes Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield.

The 2011 fee-free dates include the weekend of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan. 15-17), National Park Week (April 16-24), the first day of summer (June 21), National Public Lands Day (Sept. 24), and the weekend of Veterans Day (Nov. 11-13).

For more information, please call (757) 898-2410, or log on to www. nps.gov/colo.

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