A Modern Battle of the Wilderness

A proposed 138,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter near the site of a major Civil War battle has sparked a development debate in Orange County, Va.:

By Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - December 27, 2008

This Story History Buffs Rise Against Wal-Mart Article \| Like Civil War generals, the generals of modern commercial development are attracted to large open spaces along well-traveled roads, typically on the outskirts of a town or major population center. The former picked those sites for battlefields a century and a half ago; the latter like them today... A Modern Battle of the Wilderness		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace By Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - December 27, 2008 ¬es=A proposed 138,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter near the site of a major Civil War battle has sparked a development debate in Orange County, Va.:" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us By Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - December 27, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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