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Jan 23, 2011

Virginia Residents Take Wal-Mart to Court

Photo by jason.mundy. While D.C. is busy protesting the arrival of four Wal-Marts within the District lines by showing up at a developer’s home, Virginia residents are taking it a step further by challenging a proposed store in court. The proposed store, near the Wilderness Battlefield, is drawing ire from local residents and area preservationists who believe the store will undercut the historic value of battlefield. In 1864, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S….

 
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