I had a friend, now deceased, who had a hundred plus acre dairy farm about 10 miles from me. The dairy closed down long ago, but the rest of the farm was in the NC Century program, having been in the family since the 1700's. Now the house and much of the land is still there, and still in the family, but being leased to someone else to put their cows on. One of his fields is now a hospital, across the street is a shopping center, and on the side opposite the hospital, for now, is an undeveloped area and an interstate highway.
Given that they decided to put a on and off ramp to this particular road, I can see it will all be developed within a few more years....just like they've done everywhere else.....
I guess you can't stop progress, or what they call progress, but it just makes me sick to see so much of it in areas that used to be really nice....
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