National Park Service grants will help protect nearly 150 acres of Civil War battlefields in Henrico

National Park Service grants will help protect nearly 150 acres of Civil War battlefields in Henrico

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Multiple Henrico County battlefields will be further protected and persevered through a National Park Service (NPS) grant worth over $340,000 combined. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) was given a total of $341,230.94 for preservation work on the Boydton Plank Battlefield and the Deep Bottom I and II Battlefields, according to a press release from NPS. American Idol star Noah Thompson vis…