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Orange County Review, February 11, 2010
"Opponents of a Route 3 Walmart will soon find out whether or not their lawsuit against Orange County over a special use permit granted to develop a big box store on a commercially zoned piece of property can proceed.
Last fall, a lawsuit filed in Orange County Circuit Court on behalf of two preservation groups and six individuals who live near the Wilderness Battlefield challenged the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ Aug. 25 vote to approve a special use permit allowing Walmart to build near the battlefield was unlawful and invalid. The plaintiffs further requested the court block Walmart and additional commercial development from building on the site.
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C-Ville Weekly, November 17, 2009
"The Old Carolina Road remains much the same as when it was a popular thoroughfare for Algonquins, Iroquois and colonists traders, who traveled to posts on the North Carolina border. “If Lee or Stonewall Jackson came back to life, they wouldn’t say, ‘Where are we?’” says Bob Coyner. “They’d say, ‘What am I doing in Gordonsville?’”
Coyner, mayor of Gordonsville, was speaking in celebration of the nation’s newest National Scenic Byway, which runs from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, through Gordonsville, to Monticello. "
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Culpeper Star-Exponent, March 4, 2010
"In a public gesture of thanks for its preservation efforts, Orange County’s Friends of Wilderness Battlefield will receive recognition today for its advocacy in protecting and restoring historic Ellwood Manor."
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, November 13, 2009
"Out in the countryside of Orange County, historians are working to breathe new life into an old battle.
When complete, their efforts should help the public appreciate one of the Civil War’s least-known campaigns, called Mine Run, after the creek of the same name off State Route 20.
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Culpeper Star-Exponent, November 16, 2009
"After losing an initial bid to stop retail giant Walmart from building a store near the Wilderness Civil War battlefield, preservation groups and those opposing the project must take a critical look at themselves if they hope to achieve their mission, one official says."
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, November 14, 2009
"in the countryside of Orange County, historians are working to breathe new life into an old battle.
When complete, their efforts should help the public appreciate one of the Civil War’s least-known campaigns, called Mine Run, after the creek of the same name off State Route 20.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, November 17, 2009
"A key piece of the Chancellorsville Battlefield associated with Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson’s 1863 flank attack is the next acquisition target of a Civil War preservation group.
The Civil War Preservation Trust yesterday announced a $2.1 million campaign to buy 85 acres, known as the Wagner Tract, along State Route 3 east of Wilderness Church.
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NBC 29, November 18, 2009
"The ongoing fight over the new Walmart Supercenter in Orange County, not far from the Wilderness battlefield, highlights a big problem in Virginia. History and business bumping into each other.
NBC29’s Stacia Harris has this look at what communities are doing to grow their future without losing their past.
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C-Ville Weekly, November 17, 2009
"The Old Carolina Road remains much the same as when it was a popular thoroughfare for Algonquins, Iroquois and colonists traders, who traveled to posts on the North Carolina border. “If Lee or Stonewall Jackson came back to life, they wouldn’t say, ‘Where are we?’” says Bob Coyner. “They’d say, ‘What am I doing in Gordonsville?’”
Coyner, mayor of Gordonsville, was speaking in celebration of the nation’s newest National Scenic Byway, which runs from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, through Gordonsville, to Monticello. "
Fauquier Times-Democrat, October 30, 2009
"Development is the name of the game in Northern Virginia; except in one small neighborhood.
Situated on the border between Prince William and Fauquier counties, the village of Buckland is easy to miss. Commuters fly by on U.S. 29, often not aware that they are passing through one of the nation’s best examples of an 18th-century village.
“This is a very important site on the Journey Through Hallowed Ground for so many reasons,” said Sharon Cavileer, interim director of the Prince William County – Manassas Convention and Visitors Bureau. "
Daily Progress, November 2, 2009
"The Garden Club of Virginia is sponsoring an educational forum this week that will address the building of sustainable communities.
The event, which will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, will feature four panelists from multiple organizations."
Culpeper Star-Exponent, November 2, 2009
"“Consumable Tourism” is a term that I coined after a meeting in Sperryville with representatives of the Virginia Tourism Corporation in February. The meeting was hosted by the Rappahannock Rapidan Regional Tourism Committee. The RRR Committee works together to bring visitors to this beautiful Virginia Piedmont with Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Fauquier, and Rappahannock counties, along with Shenandoah National Park. "
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