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The deaths that resulted from prisoner of war encampment during the Civil War accounted for more than 10% of total war casualties. Created to hold captured soldiers until the war’s end, the POW camps would be more heavily utilized than they were ever intended to be. Both the North and the South constructed prisoner camps ill-suited to accommodate […]

US Route 50 is a transcontinental highway connecting Ocean City, Maryland with Sacramento, California. Eighty six of Route 50’s 3,000 miles run through Virginia. You may be familiar with the scenic valley views Route 50 offers as you wind your way through Fauquier and Loudoun County, or perhaps you’re more used to the miles of brake lights […]