"The Civil War Preservation Trust has placed a patch of land north of Charlotte on its list of the nation's 25 most-endangered Civil War battlefields, but the land owner said no written evidence supports the claim and he plans to build a racetrack there.
Dave Risdon wants to build a 2.15-mile race track on the land for amateur drivers of sports cars and motorcycles.
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Ann Brownlee said evidence of the battle exists, including cannonballs and other artifacts found at the site, and an eyewitness account of a Union cavalryman being shot off his horse."
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Tammy,
ReplyDeleteI'm enormously unhappy, too. We could use your help. Please sign our petition, do whatever else you can here: www.trading-ford.org/saveYRB.html . There's a well-documented account of the battle here: www.trading-ford.org/stoneman.html . And spread the word!
Ann Brownlee, President
Trading Ford Historic District Preservation Association
Thanks Ann for your comment. I have read and signed the petition. Now I will do what I can to get the word out!
ReplyDeleteHi, I just signed, and asked others to visit your site and sign also, Good luck.
ReplyDeleteHi, I've also added you onto my blogroll, I hope you don't mind
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