HomeMy Public PortalAbout2013_10_22_R120 Expanding Balls Bluff Natl Register and Landmark Boundary The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia PRESENTED October 22, 2013
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-120 ADOPTED October 22, 2013
A RESOLUTION: TO SUPPORT LOUDOUN COUNTY'S INITIATIVE TO EXPAND
BALLS BLUFF NATIONAL REGISTER AND LANDMARK
BOUNDARY
WHEREAS,the Battle of Balls Bluff and Edwards Ferry during the Civil War occurred
on October 21, 1861 and was an event of regional, state and national significance; and
WHEREAS, a portion of the battle site is named as a National Historic Landmark,the
Nation's highest honor for historic sites and encompasses an area of the most intense fighting;
and
WHEREAS, the Congressional Civil War Sites Advisory Commission(CWSAC)
recommend in 1972-73 that a wider area be recognized as the Balls Bluff Battlefield; and
WHEREAS, much of the battlefield area is still pristine with features from 152 years
ago; and
WHEREAS,the Loudoun County Heritage Commission(LCHC) at the direction of the
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors proposed to expand the boundaries to encompass
approximately 2900 acres on both sides of the Potomac River to closely align with the earlier
recommendation of the CWSAC and such recommendation has been endorsed by the Virginia
Department of Historic Resources and given approval to proceed with the formal nomination of
the enlarged battlefield; and
WHEREAS,the LCHC is applying for a grant to prepare such nomination and is seeking
support from the Town of Leesburg as an affected jurisdiction for such nomination.
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A RESOLUTION: TO SUPPORT LOUDOUN COUNTY'S INITIATIVE TO EXPAND THE
BALLS BLUFF NATIONAL REGISTER AND LANDMARK
BOUNDARY
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that Town of Leesburg supports
Loudoun County's efforts to seek a grant to prepare a nomination in effort to enlarge the
boundaries of the National Historic Landmark to encompass the Balls Bluff battlefield in its
entirety.
PASSED this 22nd day of October, 2013.
Arvaliss
Kristen C. stattd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
40
Clerk of Co cil
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