But the entire state of Virginia is historical grounds. It was the central site of action in the War of Northern Aggression and the American Revolution. If people don’t want the economic development and jobs that come with the Walmart, that’s one thing, but don’t use the fact that it is somewhere near a battlefield to argue against it.
I'm all for economic development and I'm certainly not against Walmart. But Walmart, as well as other big-box retailers, want it on the cheap. As an example, Walmart prefers to build on uninhabited land where there's no building to demolish, there's no trash or ruble to remove and there probably isn't any "environmental" remediation that needs to be done.
So, rather than building on property that already has exiting structure that is either out-dated or empty, Walmart prefers to build where it will be cheapest and fastest.