The 30-acre Embrey Farm was the site of the Union artillery emplacements during the 1862 battle of Fredericksburg and is the only remaining undeveloped land adjacent to Ferry Farm, George Washington’s boyhood home. The Fund negotiated the purchase of the farm on behalf of the George Washington’s Fredericksburg Foundation, forever protecting this nationally significant place.
Mid-Atlantic
When 2,500 acres of Pennsylvania forestland were on the sale block in late 2007, strong interest from developers led local residents to seek assistance from The Conservation Fund. Read more »
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