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. For more info, go to the petition, and email Terry Whittington. 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