Trees for Troops: One For Each Soldier Who Died-- Part 1

From the Fall 2012 Preservation Magazine.

The Journey Through Hallowed Ground (JTHG) National Heritage Area Partnership plans to (it already has) launch its Living Legacy Project this fall in Oatlands, a National Trust Historic Site in Leesburg, Virginia. The project aims to plant one tree along the JTHG National Scenic Byway for each soldier who died during the Civil War.

BY THE NUMBERS:

3,312: NEW TREES TO BE PLANTED in phase one of the project which will run from Oatlands to Gilbert's Corner in Loudon County, Virginia.

54,364 JOBS DEPENDENT on heritage tourism created within the JTHG National Heritage area.

50 CIVIL WAR BATTLES took place on sites within the JTHG Heritage Area, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Wilderness, and Gettysburg-- the largest concentration of Civil War battlefields in the country.

A Great Green Idea. --Old Secesh