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From: "Julie Hesson" <>
Subject: [WVLEWIS] Here's something we can all help to preserve. . .
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 14:08:43 -0600


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



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