‘Duvall, who is a descendant of Lee, said he will help preservationists in “chasing out” the retailer from a site near the Wilderness Battlefield.
Sounds like the proposed retail site is not actually on the battlefield. ‘
Its not on the battlefield. I appreciate concerns about preserving the CW battlefields, having visited almost all of them in the ‘eastern theater’ including the Wilderness/Fredreicksburg/Chancellorsville location...but that Wal Mart means JOBS in a area that sorely needs them.
And I’ll add Robert E Lee would be embarrassed by the shear number of memorials to himself that currently exist in Virginia and at Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
He would appreciate every one in honor of his troops.
Bottom line for me is Duvall would better serve the preservation by contributing and raising funds for those battlefields already preserved, and hurting for operating costs in today’s economy than stopping GROWTH of the local economy.
JMHO.
I can understand that the official battlefield frequently does not cover the entire area over which the battle occurred. There were likely a number of skirmishes that took place all around that we consider the Wilderness Battlefield. But, more often than not, the official reason for opposing a WalMart is little more than an excuse for forcing the land owners to not use their land as they wish.
You are correct. There already is a 7-11, a Sheetz, a McDonalds, a strip mall with an ABC store,Chinese take-out,Dollar Store, etc.
Meanwhile, the “Stars and Bars” relic store is boarded up and festering.
The Wilderness is NOT Salem Church, not by a long shot.