The historic Civil-War battlefield of Chancellorsville is slowly being built over by all kinds of city crap (houses, stores, etc) How is this right, and what can we do about it?
2006-08-21 08:50:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You guys are all stupid. Of course it is important to preserve it. Its important to preserve historical sites, so that future generation can see them, and remember the hundreds of thousands of people who died to make them free, you just do not understand.
2006-08-21 12:41:39 · update #1
Start a pettiton to designate the site as a historic landmark...
2006-08-21 08:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by annathespian 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In 500 years who will care? Yes it's good to remember the mistakes of the past to make sure we don't repeat them but do we have to keep ever single bit of land with a special significance to someone sacred for all time? But if you really don't want people to use the property then talk to the zoning board or the city councle.
2006-08-21 15:59:47 · answer #2 · answered by John 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe it's destiny. People in that part of the world still entertain the notion they can own human beings. We have the same thing in the north but we call them gangsters.
2006-08-21 15:56:47 · answer #3 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simplest thing to do would be to buy it. If it's privately owned, the city will probably face a legal battle to try to protect it unless they use eminent domain and pay the owners a fair market price.
2006-08-21 15:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is what we can do. the things we want to remember take pictures, videos, and we can make sure it's in history books. Let's us not sweat the small stuff, life is to short let's enjoy the changes. they are going to come regardless. What do you think our ancestors would think, if they could see you on your computer sending this question to people around the world.
2006-08-21 19:11:21 · answer #5 · answered by zerrick_king@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lobby to get it declared a federal or state park or monument. Start a drive to purchase the land.
2006-08-21 15:57:08 · answer #6 · answered by williegod 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
start a petition for a historic landmark
2006-08-21 15:57:41 · answer #7 · answered by koifishlady 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do we care?
Why is a place of human slaughter considered "halllowed ground"?
2006-08-21 15:57:46 · answer #8 · answered by sam21462 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋