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 Appomattox Court House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The site is now commemorated as Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, a National Historical Park.
On April 10, 1940, Appomattox Court House National Historical Monument was created by the U.S. Congress to include approximately 970 acres (3.9 km²).
On November 25, 1947, bids for the reconstruction of the McLean House were opened and on April 9, 1949, 84 years after the historic meeting reuniting the country, the McLean House was opened by the National Park Service for the first time to the public.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Appomattox_Court_House   (774 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Located in Appomattox,
fabric patch commemorates the Appomattox Court House National Historic Park.
Court House National Historical Park - Official agency website.
www.appomattoxcourthouse.com   (695 words)

  
 Appomattox
Me, standing in front of the "Peers House", near the "Surrender Triangle", Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, VA. Taken by Cheryl Pula.
Me, standing in front of the Wilmer McLean house, site of the Confederate surrender, April 9, 1865, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, VA.
After an all-night march, the weary men of the Fifth Corps--along with the Second and Sixth Corps--finally cornered what was left of the Army of Northern Virginia, near the village of Appomattox Court House.
www.joshua.lurker00.com /jlcapp.htm   (2406 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia
Those wishing to comment or express concerns on the management issues and future management direction of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park are invited to participate in the scoping process by responding to this notice with written or e-mail comments.
Contact Information: Requests to be added to the mailing list for the project, questions and comments should be sent in writing to the Superintendent, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, P.O. Box 218, Route 24, Appomattox, VA 24522 or via the Internet at apco_gmp@nps.gov or be made by telephone at (804) 352-8987.
General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2001/April/Day-26/i10291.htm   (464 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Appomattox, Virginia Article
The site of the historic courthouse village is now preserved as Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and is administered by the National Park Service.
The town is located three miles west of the restored village of Appomattox Court House, the site of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, signaling the end of the American Civil War.
After fire destroyed the courthouse building in 1892, the county relocated the court to the depot area, which formally became the county seat in 1894.
www.ipedia.com /appomattox__virginia.html   (584 words)

  
 National Park Foundation
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Located in Appomattox, VA Self guided walking tours (pamphlet available at the Visitor Center) six mile History Trail, audio visual programs, interpretive displays, museum exhibits, a bookstore, and living history and Ranger talks in the summer.
Learn what others thought about Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
The Visitor Center is in the reconstructed courthouse building on VA 24, 2 miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Appomattox, VA. The closest airport is in Lynchburg, VA, 25 miles (40.3 km) west.
www.nationalparks.org /planyourparktrip/parkprofile.asp?partnerid=1072§ion=3   (404 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Appomattox Court House : Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia (National Park Service Handbook): Books: United States,National Park Service (U S )
Appomattox Court House : Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia (National Park Service Handbook) (Paperback)
Amazon.com: Appomattox Court House : Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia (National Park Service Handbook): Books: United States,National Park Service (U S)
Tells the story of General Robert E. Lee& surrender at Appomattox Court House, which ended the Civil War, and the battles before it.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0912627700?v=glance   (573 words)

  
 Search Results for "Appomattox"
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), Appomattox co., S central Va., 5 mi/8 km NE of Appomattox, 37°22'N 78°47'W. Site of surrender,...
Appomattox Court House (ap-uh-MAT-uhks) A village in Virginia where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865, effectively ending...
Appomattox River, 137 mi/220 km long, central and E Va.; rises in NE Appomattox co., 10 mi/16 km NE of Appomattox; flows generally E past Farmville, through L. Chesdin...
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?query=Appomattox&db=db&cmd=context&id=38d46c31710   (281 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
If you want to contact your ancestors join and feel the history visiting Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
If you want to contact the past come and change your perspective about life visiting Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park makes you never forget
www.wonderful-people.com /Museums_and_galleries/Memorials/history/USA19th/index3/Naineth10030.htm   (268 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
The reason for the confusion is that the town's name was Appomattox Court House.
Appomattox Court House lies just east of Lynchburg, Virginia, on Highway 460.
Many people think that the meeting between the two generals took place in the courthouse, which is now the park's Visitor Center, but the historic rendezvous really happened in the parlor of the McLean house nearby.
www.roadtripamerica.com /places/appomatt.htm   (331 words)

  
 IMA Hero: Your Page - Apr 8, 2002
Today, the courthouse is the Visitor Center for Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
Appomattox Court House is the name of the town where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
At this time in Virginia, it was customary to name the county seat as the name of the county followed by "Court House." Because the county was Appomattox, the county seat was renamed Appomattox Court House.
www.imahero.com /yourpage/yourpage02APR08_archives.html   (642 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Weather - Areaparks.com
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Weather - Areaparks.com
appomattoxcourthouse.areaparks.com /weather.html?p=radar&zip=25422   (23 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House and National Historical Park: Virginia Is For Lovers
Appomattox Court House and National Historical Park: Virginia Is For Lovers
The Appomattox Court House marks the site of the end of the Civil War, where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and our nation reunited on April 9, 1865.
Whatever you love in a vacation you can find in Virginia.
www.virginia.org /site/description.asp?AttrID=27131&MGrp=1&MCat=2   (88 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Museum/Attraction Review Charlottesville Frommers.com
Today, the 20 or so houses, stores, courthouse, and tavern that made up the village then called Appomattox Court have been restored and you can explore them.
You will need at least 2 hours to visit the restored houses and walk the country lanes in the rural stillness where these events took place.
Here, in the parlor of Wilmer McLean's home 2 miles north of Appomattox, Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the bitter Civil War.
www.frommers.com /destinations/charlottesville/A31538.html   (328 words)

  
 Appomattox - Appomattox Historical Society - Appomattox, Virginia
Currier and Ives Prints - Surrender of General Lee, at Appomattox Court · $64.99 Erwin Nielsen Prints - Appomattox Courthouse Nat'l Historical Park, VA Welcome To eParks - America's National Parks Store
Appomattox County, VA. PO Box 863 County Courthouse County Seat: Appomattox Year Organized: 1845 Square Miles: 334 Size of Board: 6
This is the official website of the Appomattox County Historical Society, The Society maintains and operates the Appomattox County Museum and Clover
tweak.siteslinks.com /sil/tweak-appomattox.htm   (155 words)

  
 US CODE: Title 16,450e–1. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park shall hereafter comprise the area depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park”, numbered 340/80,015 and dated June 1992, which is on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
Land acquisition by donation, purchase, or exchange; limitation on acquisition of State land
www.law.cornell.edu /uscode/html/uscode16/usc_sec_16_00000450---e001-.html   (287 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park - Areaparks.com
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park - Areaparks.com
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Discount Travel
Communities Surrounding Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
appomattoxcourthouse.areaparks.com   (44 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Appomattox, Virginia
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Appomattox, Virginia
MuseumsUSA has listings for more than 15,400 museums and indexes the contents of their web sites daily.
Please call ahead to verify the dates, the location and directions.
www.museumsusa.org /museums/info/1162246   (205 words)

  
 Ettractions.com - Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Attractions include the national park, the McLean home, Appomattox Court house and the historic monument.
The Hixon House is an important historic site, which contains its original 19th-century furnishings.
Visitors flock to Appomattox, the last battlefield site of the Civil War.
www.ettractions.com /ettractions/att/8796.asp   (117 words)

  
 Bill's Travels in Appomattox Court House NHP
I have been to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park several times but never took a camera.
I went into the court house and the jail.
I finally took one when I went August 30-31, 2001.
www4.ncsu.edu /~slocumb/apco.html   (125 words)

  
 Appomattox Courthouse Robert E Lee Surrenders to Ulysses S Grant
I am an intrepreter at the National Park at Appomattox Court House and my wife is a seasonal ranger there for the last nine years.
The papers were signed, at which time Lee left for his headquarters in the court house.
Grade 4-8 With the exception of the Appomattox book, each of these titles opens with a dramatic moment or the high point of the historical happening.
americancivilwar.com /appo.html   (125 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia
Those wishing to comment or express concerns on the management issues and future management direction of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park are invited to participate in the scoping process by responding to this notice with written or e-mail comments.
Contact Information: Requests to be added to the mailing list for the project, questions and comments should be sent in writing to the Superintendent, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, P.O. Box 218, Route 24, Appomattox, VA 24522 or via the Internet at apco_gmp@nps.gov or be made by telephone at (804) 352-8987.
This notice is in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 and 40 CFR 1508.22, of the regulations of the President's Council on Environmental Quality for the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2001/April/Day-26/i10291.htm   (464 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House
House: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia.
Confederate Cemetery at Appomattox Court House - Appomattox...
On April 9, 1865, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in the parlor of a house in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, to discuss the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
www.appomattoxcourthouse.com   (695 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
The reason for the confusion is that the town's name was Appomattox Court House.
Many people think that the meeting between the two generals took place in the courthouse, which is now the park's Visitor Center, but the historic rendezvous really happened in the parlor of the McLean house nearby.
House as part of their names, and some still do, like Amelia Court House.
www.roadtripamerica.com /places/appomatt.htm   (319 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), Appomattox co., S central Va., 5 mi/8 km NE of Appomattox, 37°22'N 78°47'W. Site of surrender, April 9, 1865, of Confederate general Robert E. Lee to Union general Ulysses S. Grant.
aol.bartleby.com /69/13/A05913.html   (95 words)

  
 Virginia Civil War Sites from the National Park Service and Other Web Sites
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park - NPS Web Site.
Battle of Ball's Bluff - by Ed Borkowski
Battle of Philippi, Journal of West Virginia History
members.aol.com /jweaver300/grayson/vacwlink.htm   (95 words)

  
 Appomattox Walk
The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is open daily from 8:30 a.m.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, US Hwy 24, approximately 1.4 miles from the Grocery; (434) 352-8987 x 31
Water and restrooms are available at the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park [restroom is NOT available at Parkway Grocery].
www.walkvirginia.com /AppomattoxYREvent.htm   (260 words)

  
 Civil War Florida -- Location Detail: Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia
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The site includes the McLean home (surrender site) and the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, the former county seat for Appomattox County.
The National Park encompasses approximately 1800 acres of rolling hills in rural central Virginia.
www.civilwarflorida.com /site/locations/show_location.php?locationREF=155   (398 words)

  
 About Appomattox
Today, visitors to the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park begin their experience at the Visitor’s Center housed in the reconstructed courthouse, then travel back to 1865 through interaction with costumed interpreters focused on the events of that bygone era.
As the crown jewel of Appomattox County’s historic treasures, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park remains the keystone of tourism efforts within the County.
Old Appomattox Court House was left to deteriorate until being taken over by the National Park Service in the 1930s.
www.appomattox.org /aboutAppomattox.asp   (1066 words)

  
 Appomattox Court House
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (National Park...
House: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Located in Appomattox,
www.appomattoxcourthouse.com   (695 words)

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