National Park Service (through Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park)

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The National Park Service, through Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, is the U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and interpreting key Civil War battlefields and related historic sites in the Fredericksburg, Virginia region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States National Military Park
federal agency of the United States
government organization
protected area
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
category National Park Service unit in Virginia
country United States of America
United States of America
fieldOfWork cultural resource management
heritage interpretation
historic preservation
natural resource conservation
hasPart Chancellorsville Battlefield
Chatham Manor
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
surface form: Fredericksburg Battlefield

Fredericksburg National Cemetery
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Salem Church
Spotsylvania Courthouse
surface form: Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield

Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery
Wilderness Battlefield
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
heritageDesignation National Military Parks of the United States
surface form: U.S. National Battlefield
inception 1916
jurisdiction Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Virginia
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
location Fredericksburg
surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia

Spotsylvania County, Virginia
maintainedBy National Park Service
mainTheme American Civil War history
manages Civil War battlefields at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House through Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
operator National Park Service
ownedBy National Park Service
United States government
surface form: United States federal government
parentOrganization United States Department of the Interior
purpose historical interpretation
preservation of Civil War battlefields
public education
responsibleFor interpretation of Civil War history at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
preservation of key Civil War battlefields in the Fredericksburg region
significantEvent Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of the Wilderness
state Virginia
tourism Civil War heritage tourism destination

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Guinea Station, Virginia associatedWithOrganization National Park Service (through Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park)