The Fight Continues
In the latest salvo of the ongoing Wilderness Walmart fight, on September 23, 2009, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Friends of Wilderness Battlefield and local residents filed a legal challenge against the controversial store.
According to a statement released by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, litigation is an unfortunate but necessary step in order to prevent the imminent destruction of a historic treasure.
CWPT applauds those individuals and organizations with appropriate legal standing for taking this necessary step, and pledges its continued support throughout this process.
Read The National Trust’s release on the new legal challenge to Walmart (PDF)»
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Featured Online Resources
DOCUMENTS
- Amicus Brief of CWPT & NPCA in Support of Plaintiffs »
- Letter from National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis »
- Wilderness Wal-Mart: Myth vs. Reality »
- Governor Kaine - Speaker Howell Letter Against Wilderness Walmart - July 15, 2009 (PDF) »
- Letter from the Department of Historic Resources, June 8, 2009 (PDF) »
- Teachers Opposed to the Wilderness Wal-mart (PDF) »
- 253 historians urge Walmart to reconsider location (PDF) »
MAPS
- CWPT Maps: Impact of the Wilderness Walmart »
- Wilderness Battlefield and Vicinity Map with Wal-Mart Location (PDF) »
- Site Plan for Wilderness Wal-Mart Site (PDF) »
- Google Maps: Wilderness Walmart »
- Map from the Department of Historic Resources of Battlefields and Proposed Walmart Site (PDF)
NEW MEDIA RESOURCES
PHOTOS
Cartoons
See cartoons about the controversy »
Videos
CWPT Video: Robert Duvall on the Wilderness Walmart »
CWPT Video: The Historical Importance of the Wilderness »
CWPT Video: Rep. Ted Poe (R.TX) on the Wilderness Walmart »
CWPT Video: Rep. Peter Welch (D.VT) on the Wilderness Walmart »
Photo Gallery
Walmart, The Wilderness and the Threat of Urban Sprawl.
View Wilderness Photos »
News & Updates
Get the latest updates on our "Stop the Wilderness Walmart" Facebook page
- Walmart foes get reinforcements (Fredericksburg.com) »
- Civil War Preservation Trust Supports Legal Challenge Against Wilderness Wal-Mart Proposal »
- Walmart's Rueful Victory at the Battle of the Wilderness (Washington Post) »
- Sacrificing history for the sake of convenience (starexponent.com) »
- Civil War Buffs Clash Over Proposed Wal-Mart (NPR) »
- Foes urge Wal-Mart to Reconsider (Fredericksburg.com) »
- Editorial Cartoon: Bucks Before Battlefields (Fredericksburg.com) »
- Orange County Officials Approve the Wilderness Walmart Plan (Fredericksburg.com) »
- Orange County Planning Commission Votes Against the Planned Wilderness Wal-Mart (Fredericksburg.com) »
- Walmart move 'common sense' (Fredericksburg.com) »
- Orange, arise (Fredericksburg.com) »
- Governor Kaine and Speaker Howell Urge Orange County to Move Walmart Superstore Away from Battlefield »
- James McPherson Speaks Out Against the Wilderness Wal-Mart (Washingtonpost.com) »
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