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This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia. There are currently 121 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), 2 former NHLs, 2 NHLs that were once in the state, and 13 historic sites that are National Historical Parks or other areas in the National Park Service system.
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Current landmarks
The National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) are widely distributed across Virginia's 95 counties and 39 independent cities.
Historic areas administered by the National Park Service
National Historic Sites, National Historical Parks, National Memorials, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are 13 of these in Virginia. The National Park Service lists these thirteen together with the NHLs in the state, The Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park and the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site are also NHLs and are listed above. The remaining 11 are: