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Before he left in 1984, he had surveyed and documented *ome 150 properties : lust of them oh the western side of the county (Washington, Flint Hill, Woodville, and as far east as Massie’s Comer).

To the next level

Fast forward to 2000.

Mr. Edwards was now Director of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR), Northern Regional Preservation Office in Winchester.

As an Amissville resident, I wondered why the comprehensive plan recommendation hadn’t been implemented.

I began to organize the resources needed to take the survey to the next level — a professional survey that would cost at least $20,000.

The Commonwealth of Virginia would contribute some funds, but most of the money had to the come from the county.

So I assembled a coalition which eventually included the

See SURVEY, Page A8

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