You must be exausted from all that occupy wall street demonstration. Did you at least pick up you garbage when you rolled up your tent and packed away your sleeping bag? Why don't you go visit this man in jail? I am sure he can use your support and perhaps a hug. That is of course if you can pry your arms away from that 100 year old Oak Tree long enough to put your words into action....
To introduce class warfare and envy into this discussion is reprehensible, divisive, and ultimately unproductive. Moreover, it gives the impression that supporters of the bridge bear a grudge towards the folks who have donated thousands of acres of beautiful, scenic land to the Virginia Outdoor Foundation and other preservation groups to protect the unique and beautiful character of the Shenandoah Valley forever. One could respond to CCMan on his own distasteful level along these lines: some folks want the bypass bridge so they can move ahead in their plans to pave the county and make a lot of money doing...
Perhaps our beloved supervisor could take a moment from his image-enhancing media campaign to learn about the history of the area he wants to pave. The proposed bypass goes right through the area surrounding the Low Water Bridge at Morgan Ford. It threatens the oldest known settlement of emancipated slaves in the country. Called “Smoketown,” this village was home to dozens of “manumitted” African-American slave families who settled there early in the 1800s, half a century before the Emancipation Proclamation as free men and women. For those who consider this bypass only in terms of the minutes it will shave...
Where did you come up with Smoketown as the oldest known settlement of emancipated slaves in the country? I can't find that anywhere. Just curious and would like to learn more if it is in fact true....
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