So... How's the Wal-Mart At Gettysburg Battlefield Coming Along?

[jberryhill]

At least it's not a... MOSQUE!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,542362,00.html

Speakers who urged the board to reject the special permit said they were not anti-Walmart, but simply worried about the sanctity of the battlefield.

"This is a major battlefield," said Charles Seilheimer Jr. "It may not be Gettysburg but it's pretty close. The Civil War experts say this is part of the battlefield. I believe them."

[derby378]

1. I can see the ads now...

"This weekend only at the Gettysburg Wal-Mart, we're shooting down high prices!"

Oy.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. oy is right...but it is also right on.

No mosques allowed within a twenty mile radius of the WTC..but a WalMart on the Gettysburg Battlefield is ok.

How many Americans died at Gettysburg?

EDIT:
Answer:
51,112 casualties (23,049 Union and 28,063 Confederate) - that includes dead, wounded, and missing.

Actual dead is believed to be around 7000.

[Avalux]

3. There IS a Walmart in Gettysburg PA.

However it's not near or on the battlefield. I guess that's something.