This was fwd'd to me, and I think it is very worthwhile. Together, we can let the powers that be, know that we value our history, over commercialism. Julie Hesson, author, "Mason County, WV, Marriages, 1806-1915" > > Hi everyone, > > > > I know that you're all interested in some way or another with WV history > > and/or cemeteries in WV. A friend of ours from Charleston, WV brought this > > online petition to our attention where folks can voice their support for > > saving a Civil War battlefield and burial ground located in Fayetteville, > WV > > in preference to building a retail complex on the site. > > > > We know that this is a "win-able" situation if as many as possible voice > > their opinions. In our own city, just a few months ago, a planned K-Mart > was > > moved to a different location when local citizens discovered that the > city's > > plans were to fill in one of the last remaining natural lakes within city > > limits in order to build the new shopping complex on top of it. With > enough > > signatures they were able to get the cause placed on the ballot at the > next > > election, and it won overwhelming favor from the community in favor of > > saving the lake and sending the developers to another part of town that > was > > more acceptable to the city residents. Enough voices heard together can > > make quite a noticeable noise! > > > > To view the petition and make a choice whether or not to make your opinion > > heard (and you don't need to be a WV resident to take part), visit > > http://www.PetitionOnline.com/faybat04/petition.html > > > > Thanks for taking the time to read this, > > > > Donna Duprey