National Trust for Historic Preservation: Vermont endangered by Wal Mart

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Reason number 1,817 to hate Wal Mart

Vermont Named Among Most Endangered Places

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By JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Famous for its fall foliage, quaint towns and covered bridges, the state of Vermont — and its charm — is threatened by a corporate behemoth, a nonprofit preservation group warned on Monday. The alleged culprit: Wal-Mart.

Because of plans for several new Wal-Mart Supercenters across the state, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has placed the entire state of Vermont on its 2004 list of the most endangered historic places in the United States.

The 10 other sites on the list include Nine Mile Canyon in Utah, with its 10,000 Native American rock-art images; the Ridgewood Ranch in northern California, the home and final resting place of legendary racehorse Seabiscuit; and Pennsylvania's Bethlehem Works steel plant.

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Richard Moe, president of the trust, said Vermont's "special magic" would vanish with the onslaught of the giant stores.

"Vermont is uniquely a state of small towns, and many of these downtowns would be decimated by this," Moe said. "A lot of small businesses just disappear in the face of a huge Wal-Mart."

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1. Simple answer for this problem

put mal-wart on the endangered list...