Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Adopts New Logo
For immediate release—July 6, 2011
Contact: Denman Zirkle/SVBF (o: 540-740-4545)
New Market, Va. After more than 10 years of use, Shenandoah Valley Battlefields is revising its logo. At the Foundation’s June 23rd meeting of its Board of Trustees in Bridgewater, the Foundation adopted a revised logo that the organization will use to launch its programs commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War.
The new logo will retain the size and dimensions of the original logo while replacing the central figure with a Civil War soldier. The soldier is portrayed standing in the Shenandoah Valley, with a river running through it. Four vertical stars represent the four long years of the War.
Nicholas P. Picerno, Chairman, noted the new logo reflects the mission of the Foundation, showing the legacy of the Civil War, while including protection of the Valley’s land and its scenic values. “Our Board was enthusiastic about the new logo and believes it is more representative of our role in protecting the Civil War legacy of the Shenandoah Valley”, said Picerno.
The new logo was designed by Shenandoah County artist Lynne Crumpacker of Columbia Furnace. It will be introduced during the last half of the year as new materials are prepared for the Sesquicentennial celebration and the organization’s new website is launched.
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As authorized by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation serves as the non-profit manager of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, partnering with local, regional, and national organizations and governments to preserve the Valley’s battlefields and interpret and promote the region’s Civil War story.
Created by Congress in 1996, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District encompasses Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren counties in Virginia and the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, and Winchester. The legislation authorizes federal funding for the protection of ten battlefields in the District: Second Winchester, Third Winchester, Second Kernstown, Cedar Creek, Fisher’s Hill, Tom’s Brook, New Market, Cross Keys, Port Republic, and McDowell.
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ON THE WEB:
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields
National Park Service 1992 study of the Shenandoah Valley’s Civil War battlefields:
www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/shenandoah/svs0-1.html
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