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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Oct 12, 2023
	Invalidated site: National Park Foundation - Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 11, 2019
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Aug 12, 2019
	Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - 10 Facts: Appomattox Court Hous.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 05, 2019
	Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.	Emily Rodriguez	Jul 18, 2016
	Article revised and updated.	Amy Tikkanen	Mar 28, 2008
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jul 07, 2006
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 16, 2001
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 27, 1999