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The $400 million line would connect the Meadow Brook Substation in Frederick County to the Loudoun Substation near Areola. Besides Fauquier, Frederick and Loudoun, the line also would cut through Warren and Prince William counties.
Duvall called the Dominion proposal an “engineer’s plan for the cheapest, most direct way to move power.”
“I got nothing against engineers,” the actor proclaimed. “Robert E. Lee started off as one.” (Duvall portrayed Lee in the movie “Gods and Generals”) “But sometimes they need a little help with the importance of our historical, cultural and environmental resources. And we intend to provide that help.”
The audience cheered. A few shouted “Amen!” which Duvall encouraged with a wave of his •hand.
He gave a quick history lesson, detailing the region’s Civil War history, focusing on Thoroughfare Gap. Duvall referred to federal, state and local programs promoted by individuals to protect the Piedmont’s “hallowed ground.”
“Will we continue to honor these special places?” he asked. “Dominion wants to put massive steel towers and buzzing, spitting, bird-killing, high-voltage wires right across John Marshall’s farm (in Fauquier).”
Duvall urged Dominion to consider alternatives to the proposed line. “Let’s do this in a way that benefit’s everyone, not just a corporation’s bottom line,” he said to loud applause.
Wolf delivered the day’s stem-winder.
“The importance of these lands is unparalleled, as evidenced by the vast amount of this area under federal and state protection,” said Wolf, whose district includes part of the proposed power line corridor. “This is the land that George Washington surveyed. This the land that inspired
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