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  • 25th Anniversary
    • In the Beginning
    • History
    • Accomplishments (1995-2020)
    • Future
    • Legacy Fund Established
  • Voices of the People
  • Stories from the Land
  • Easements
    • How the Land is Protected
    • Monitoring Conservation Easements
  • Partners
    • Farmland Protection Boards
    • Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission
    • Landowners
    • Potomac Conservancy
    • Potomac Valley Audubon Society
    • Safe Water Conservation Collaborative
    • Shepherdstown Battlefield Protection Association
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Stories about the People, Their Land, and Their Gift to Future Generations

Eddy Conservation Easement

Eddy Conservation Easement

My True Home by Susan Whalton, LTEP “The Mark Eddy story” Somerset Maugham wrote in The Moon and Sixpence “I have an idea that some men are born out of their due place. Accident has cast them amid certain surroundings, but they have always a nostalgia for a home they know not. They are strangers in […]

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Biggs Conservation Easement

Biggs Conservation Easement

The Margaret and Charles Biggs Story by Susan Whalton, LTEP “For the Good of the World” Each individual’s connection to the land is personal. Sometimes that connection is so deep that it becomes a vow of protection. The connection that Margaret and Charlie Biggs had with their land was deep, heartfelt, and it was sealed […]

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Bishop Conservation Easement

Bishop Conservation Easement

The Bishop Story by Susan Whalton, LTEP “The joy of our lives is to know that it will stay this way after we’re gone.” The story of Wally and Carolyn Bishop is a tale of great romance, and an abiding love affair with the country. Carolyn accepted Wally’s hand in 1959, but not without Wally having […]

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Belton Conservation Easement

Belton Conservation Easement

FOREVER by Susan Whalton, LTEP In 1953 Bill and Judy Belton settled into what would be their final home – and ultimately their final resting place – on a breathtaking property in Morgan County. Their 150 acres – a vibrant network of rich bottom land along nearly a mile of Willet Run, steep and densely […]

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Walter Washington

Walter Washington

Preserving Historic Washington Family Lands in Jefferson County by Grant Smith, LTEP Walter Washington is the owner of Harewood, an historic estate built by Lawrence Washington, half-brother of the president. Lawrence bought the land in 1751; other Washington family members who owned land in the area include Samuel and Charles, founder of Charles Town. Walter’s […]

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  • Home
  • 25th Anniversary
    • In the Beginning
    • History
    • Accomplishments (1995-2020)
    • Future
    • Legacy Fund Established
  • Voices of the People
  • Stories from the Land
  • Easements
    • How the Land is Protected
    • Monitoring Conservation Easements
  • Partners
    • Farmland Protection Boards
    • Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission
    • Landowners
    • Potomac Conservancy
    • Potomac Valley Audubon Society
    • Safe Water Conservation Collaborative
    • Shepherdstown Battlefield Protection Association
  • News
  • About us
    • LTEP Board
    • LTEP Advisors
    • Contact