Ready to mark Civil War’s 150th

WINCHESTER VA — The area’s roots to the Civil War are so strong that it joined Harpers Ferry, W.Va., Saturday in beginning the sesquicentennial commemoration two years early.

The Virginia Sesquicentennial, recognizing the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, formally began Saturday at Abram’s Delight in Winchester.

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