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Yadkin River bridge listed among endangered Civil War battlefields

The site of the Yadkin River bridge has been named one of the nation's 25 most endangered Civil War battlefields by a publication that specializes in such designations.

The designation appears in the most recent copy of "History Under Siege," subtitled: "A Guide to America's Most Endangered Civil War Battlefields." The publication is part of an annual report by Civil War Preservation Trust (www.civilwar. org), based in Washington, D.C.

Ten of those endangered battlefields include pictures and a fairly complex history plus a detailed description of the modern-day threat they're facing.
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