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Kentucky News Review: New map of Civil War sites in Appalachia now available

Posted on April 24, 2011 by civilwarweek

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal By Lu-Ann Farrar — Online Content Manager, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader Apr. 22, 2011 The Appalachian Regional Commission announced the new “Civil War: The Home Front” map guide to Appalachia. From a press release, “Visitors are invited to … Continue reading →

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Interactive Map Promotes 150 Little-Known Civil War Sites, Two in Western New York

Posted on April 23, 2011 by civilwarweek

Rachel Kingston Reporting [email protected] WEBN Westfield, NY (WBEN) — To mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the Appalachian Regional Commission has drawn up an interactive map of 150 historically-significant, but little-known Civil War tourism sites. Two of them can be … Continue reading →

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Oakland County Executive Wants to Put Civil War Map in Every County Classroom

Posted on April 23, 2011 by civilwarweek

L. Brooks Patterson unveils map that plots key Civil War sites around Oakland County. By Mark H. Stowers | Email the author | Oakland County schools will have a new tool to help teach the history of the Civil War: a map of Oakland … Continue reading →

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Map guide designed to promote region’s Civil War history

Posted on April 22, 2011 by civilwarweek

By LINDA COMINS , Wheeling Intelligencer WHEELING - Appalachian Regional Commission officials visited Wheeling Thursday to unveil a new tourism tool, Civil War: The Home Front Map-Guide to Appalachia, designed to boost the economy and attract cultural heritage tourists to the 13-state … Continue reading →

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