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Preservation versus development threatens Civil War sites
Maryland officials and preservationists warn that growing development near Frederick and Urbana risks destroying Civil War battlefields such as Best Farm. The National Park Service aims to acquire adjacent land to protect battlefields while local leaders weigh funding and governance measures including a 1 percent transfer tax, building excise taxes, and fire tax authority to sustain parkland preservation and agricultural land.
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Babbitt
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Urbana Pike
National Park Service
Park Service
Best Farm
Carington Williams
Association of the Preservation of
Maryland
Kentucky
Louise Snodgrass
Congress
Gardner
Gray
John L. Thompson Jr
Terre Roy Rhoderick
Rhoderick
Mr. Rhoderick
Ilona Hogan
Thompson
Ted
Awad County
Ms. Gardner
Hogan
Fire and Rescue Association
MD. 85
Alt
Community Development Authority
Urbana
Lake Singapore
Anya
Frederick County