What was a regular stop for people to see during the "Walmart Battle" has fewer and fewer visitors daily.
If they count the number of vehicles going into the site, they would probably find that most are vehicles turning around and people stopping to stretch.
If you do stop to see the battlefield, you are no longer able to see the earthworks or walk the grounds. Why? It's because of budget cuts, which I fully understand.
The Park Service keeps only part of the area cut. The rest of the site is becoming overgrown. There is a small local group of volunteers who help keep Ellwood and the battlefield up as best they can, and I applaud them for their efforts.
What you don't see are the Robert Duvalls and Vermont senators and all the other vocal people who fought Walmart.
If these people are so loyal to this cause, then why can't they bring their lawn mowers, chain saws, weed eaters, and idle time to maintain this battlefield? I bet they are back home putting their noses where they don't belong. They've turned tail and run.
I bet we never see or hear from them again, and except for history books and the shoppers passing by on the way to Walmart, the battlefield will be an overgrown, forgotten piece of history.
Kalvin Kurtz
Orange