Another battle to save an historic wilderness

Others around the US have signed our petition to save our wilderness.  Please check out this national petition to US Senator Jim Webb and Mark Warner, urging them to ask Walmart to relocate away from an historic Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia.   This message was received in my personal email today, through subscription to an historic preservation group:

Speak out against a Walmart on Hallowed Ground

Wilderness Battlefield in Orange County, Virginia.  Help us convince Walmart to relocate their proposed Superstore.

We need your help TODAY to turn the tide in our favor in the fight against Walmart to save our hallowed Civil War battleground.Sign our petition to US Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner NOW urging them to ask Walmart to relocate away from historic Wilderness Battlefield.

Time is running out.

We have been fighting for years to protect the hallowed ground of Wilderness, but with a court trial to decide major issues in the case starting on January 25th – just 7 days from today – we are at a critical juncture.

United States Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner are champions of historic preservation and their leadership in support of Wilderness Battlefield could make the difference in finding a win-win solution.

Construction of a Walmart store, within the boundaries of Wilderness Battlefield and just across the road from Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park in Orange County, Virginia, would irrevocably harm the battlefield, degrade the visitor’s experience of the National Park, and open the flood gates for large-scale commercial development.

Please sign the petition to Senators Webb and Warner TODAY as we urge them to ask Walmart to relocate its Superstore to an alternative site away from the battlefield – one that still meets their business needs but is more respectful of our Civil War history.

With your help, we can win the fight to save an important part of America’s heritage.

Thank you for your support.