Henry County, GA  has sure come along way since it acquire the 204-acre Nash Farm property, site of the Battle of Lovejoy's Station, last November.  What made this battlefield a very newsworthy story is that the county used eminent domain to condemn the property from a builder, who was planning to build 399 homes on it (see: Battle Over Battlefield in Georgia).
The county purchased the property from the builder for about $8 million and on August 19th and 20th of this year, the Nash Farm Battlefield was officially dedicated (see: Nash Farm Dedication Draws 1,000 People).

Today I was reading through the latest issue of Civil War News and lo and behold there was a full page ad announcing that the Battle of Atlanta Reenactment will be held on November 2-4, 2007 at the Nash Farm Battlefield site.  The county has really made the most of their battlefield acquisition given the controversary around it.  Hopefully other battlefields will learn from Henry County and the positive impact a Civil War battlefield can make on tourism and the economy.

Information on the Nash Farm Battlefield can be found at http://www.henrycountybattlefield.com/.