Jan
20

World Heritage Sites In Spain

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World Heritage Sites In Spain

Visiting Spain

Spain is definitely one country that should be visited at least once in a lifetime. Spain has a wide range of monuments, museums, and other places with wonderful views to offer. These places are especially important for the tradition and the culture of Spain, but are also important for its history. A cultural holiday could be one of the most wonderful holiday ideas you have ever had. Yuso Monastery has been a World Heritage Site since 1997. The church is formed out of three naves. The jewel of the church is the 17th century altar. The Corinthian columns, the Plateresque pulpit, and the Greco-Roman choir form one of the most beautiful monasteries is Spain.

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Jan
15

Battlefield Preservation – Saving Our Heritage

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Battlefield Preservation – Saving Our Heritage

On the morning of May 5th, 1864 James Larue McCown stood anxiously off to the side of The Orange Plank Road with the rest of company K of the 5th Virginia of the old Stonewall Brigade. The warm spring sun was starting to burn off the chill of the night before. He nervously checked his cartridge box and canteen even though he had already checked it at least twenty times already. Captain George Washington Kurtz his commanding officer sensing his anxiety approached his new recruits and tells them,” In a short time you will be engaged in battle and as none of you have been under fire before, I want you to stand up like men and do your duty.”

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