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Lee Grant: Northern Virginia
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Early in May, Grant led the Army of the Potomac across the Rapidan River in Virginia, where from May 5 to May 6 he engaged Lee's army in the swampy, wooded sector known as the Wilderness. His losses there were appalling. For the next month, Grant's men fought a series of battles against Lee's men, climaxing at Cold Harbor on June 3, where they suffered still more colossal casualties. On that day alone Grant lost 7000 men. His total losses for the month were nearly 60,000. As a result, he was called “Butcher” Grant by many people.
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The Virginia Department of Housing & Neighborhood Services (DHCD) requires two public hearings as part of the Community Improvement Grant application process. The first public hearing was conducted on Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 4p.m. in the Town Council Conference Room. The purpose of that hearing was to explain the benefits of using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in a community to improve housing conditions and promote affordable housing. Council conducted the second public hearing at the March 11, 2003 Town Council meeting. The purpose of this public hearing was to receive public comment on the grant application.
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The Virginia Historical Society (VHS) has received $315,000 in NEH funding for the “Lee and Grant” traveling exhibition. It runs from October 17, 2007, through April 2008 at VHS in Richmond. The exhibition will then travel to the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis, the New-York Historical Society in New York, the Museum of Southern History in Houston, and the Atlanta History Center in Atlanta.
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In May 2002 the Town applied for a Housing Study Planning Grant for $25,000 with the Virginia Department of Housing & Neighborhood Services (DHCD). The Town matched these planning funds with $5,000 for a more comprehensive study identifying housing needs townwide. The study will allow Council to better assess the town’s affordable housing stock and to prioritize identified needs and focus on specific neighborhoods. A Housing Management Team was appointed by the Town Manager to help staff evaluate housing study information. The grant required a townwide “windshield survey” for a preliminary housing assessment, the identification of the two areas of greatest need, and a neighborhood survey of each area.
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Counties in twelve U.S. states are named after Grant: Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, and Grant Parish, Louisiana. Note: Grant Counties in Indiana, Kentucky and Wisconsin were named after other Grants, not Ulysses Grant.
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