Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park | |
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Location | Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg counties, U.S. |
Nearest city | Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
Coordinates | 38°17′35″N 77°28′09″W / 38.29306°N 77.46917°W |
Area | 8,405 acres (34.01 km2)[1] |
Established | February 14, 1927[2] |
Visitors | 534,636 (in 2005) |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park |
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park | |
Area | 4,601.1 acres (1,862 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000046[3] |
VLR No. | 111-0147 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Designated VLR | January 16, 1973[4] |
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park is a unit of the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and elsewhere in Spotsylvania County, commemorating four major battles in the American Civil War: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania.