1. Marker location sites should:
* Be as close to the actual location of the interpreted event as possible.
* Have adequate, safe parking already in place. A good rule of thumb is
to have enough space for 3 cars or a motor coach.

2. Secure permission from the landowner to have the marker placed on his/her land.
Use the attached Permission for Temporary Easement/Entry Agreement.

3. Provide a sketch or drawing of the marker location. The sketch should include the proposed sign location, the existing parking facility, the nearest road intersection including the names of the roads, and any buildings, grassy areas, etc. Hand-drawn sketches are acceptable.

4. The West Virginia Division of Tourism is providing up to 150 Civil War Trails historical markers statewide. Each historical marker includes:

* Development, design, fabrication, installation of each historical marker.
* Fabrication and installation of required (avg. 4 each) directional (trailblazer)
signs: (a) WV Department of Transportation will be responsible for choosing trailblazer sign locations on the highways. (b) Your site will be a participant in the decision to locate trailblazer signs in urban areas. Your site will work according to the sign ordinances of local town or county governments to determine sign locations.
* Inclusion on the West Virginia Civil War Trail statewide brochure.

Each interpreted site will be promoted as part of the existing, multi-state Civil War Trails program, currently developed in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Tennessee.

5. Secure funding for the $200/year maintenance/membership fee. You will be invoiced annually by the Civil War Trails program for this fee. The first payment of this fee will be due upon submission of the interpretive marker materials.

* The sponsoring group is responsible for the maintenance of the grounds
around the sign and for letting the Civil War Trails program know of any
repairs to the marker or trailblazers that might be needed over time.

6. Send the Permission for Temporary Easement/Entry Agreement, site sketch, draft interpretive marker text, images and graphics (see Civil War Trails marker guidelines), sponsor's address for the annual maintenance fee to: Civil War Trails, attn.: Mitch Bowman, 401 N. Third St., Richmond, VA 23219. (Ph. 804-783-7423). Please address additional questions to Justin Gaull with the West Virginia Division of Tourism, 304-558-2956 ext. 385.

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