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Land sale will save Civil War battlefield in Spring Hill
Source: Tennessean.com, by Kevin Walters
Two CEO friends, a senator and a phone call were key in sparing important Civil War land from development — at a price below its appraised value. September 25, 2010 After years of fruitless negotiations to buy key Battle of Spring Hill sites, Washington-based nonprofit Civil War Preservation Trust now has a $2 million contract to buy 84 acres adjacent to Rippavilla Plantation from its owners at General Motors. The formal announcement was made Friday at the plantation.
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