Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
Virginia’s working farms and forests, battlefields and other historic sites, natural areas, parks and rivers are critical to its economy, culture and quality of life. In 1999, the assembly and governor established the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (VLCF) to fund protection of these resources. The interactive map below depicts VLCF-grant projects funded since 2000.
| Name: | Red Hill (FY20) (withdrawn) |
|---|---|
| Category: | Historic Area Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY20 |
| Acres: | 596 |
| Locality: | Charlotte and Campbell Counties |
| Management Agency: | Patrick Henry Foundation |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Agriculture & Forestry, Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Cultural & Historic Preservation, Scenic Preservation |
| Amount Awarded: | $600,000.00 |
| Applicant: | Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation |
| Latitude: | 37.02423 |
| Longitude: | -78.897453 |
| Description: | The foundation received a VLCF grant in the amount of $600,000 to place an open-space easement on 596 acres at Red Hill Plantation located on the border between Charlotte and Campbell Counties near Brookneal. Red Hill, the home of Virginia’s first governor, Patrick Henry, is open to the public 362 days per year. It is the site of an annual U.S. naturalization ceremony held on Patrick Henry’s birthday, as well as a public Fourth of July celebration. The property contains high value prime farmland, first-generation hardwoods, and a slave cemetery containing 147 identified graves, and structures that include the former governor’s original law office, original restored slave quarters and a reconstructed blacksmith shop present on the plantation at the time of Patrick Henry’s death. Red Hill fronts on the State Scenic Staunton River as well as the potential State Scenic Falling River. Red Hill is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Historic Register, and was named a National Memorial in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan. The project was withdrawn. |
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