Walmart

I'm so disgusted with Walmart. Tell me, isn't there one on virtually every corner? I know here in Texas that is the case. So, why do they have to build a new one a quarter mile from the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia? And why did Orange County, Virginia give them the go ahead? As a member of both the Civil War Preservation Trust and the National Trust for Historic Preservation I have written letters to Walmart in conjunction with both organizations. Well, it's not built yet, but this is a severe blow. This area of Virginia is always under severe threat, it is mid way between Washington D.C. and Richmond, so urban sprawl is a constant factor. I wish all historic land could just be put under National protection. I don't want to take my kids there and have to say, well, try to imagine there isn't a big Walmart right there....