Thursday, February 5, 2009

Battlefield Preservation


Stickley House and the ruins of the mill next to Cedar Creek

I try to keep an open mind about a lot of things, but often wonder what big companies are actually thinking when they destroy battlefields. For example, Walmart is planning on building a 141,000 sq. ft. Superstore next to the Wilderness and Chancellorsville Battlefields. (See Map).
Now, with all the land in Virgina, do they have to select that site!. It saddens me to think that when they dig, they will likely be digging up the graves/remains of fallen soldiers.

And while I am ranting, what about the mining operation at Cedar Creek, Have you seen the pictures?

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