University of Virginia Library

Historian

Mr. Murdock also fears that
"sewage disposal, stream pollution,
destruction of wildlife, air pollution
from laundry, cooking and heating
needs, traffic, security fencing and
lighting will inevitably destroy the
pastoral scene."

On the basis of historic
preservation alone, Mr. Murdock
believes that the proposed
penitentiary "represents poor
utilization of land, an irreparable
blow to a historically unique area,
an affront to the past, and an insult
to the future."