A general and Nobel Laureate’s Leesburg home is a step closer to NPS affiliation
Congress passed legislation to designate General George C. Marshall’s home in Leesburg, Virginia, as an affiliated area under the National Park Service. Marshall was a general and Nobel Laureate. This designation moves the historic site closer to official NPS affiliation.
Congress passed legislation that would designate Gen. George C. Marshall’s home in Leesburg, Virginia, as an affiliated area under the National Park Service.
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