"That ain't no big deal, I don't think," he said. "As long as it's off site."
But Rocky Rosacker warned that the structure could be just the beginning for development out here.
"It's the camel's nose under the tent," he said. "Think of the sacrifices these kids made here. The more you add to it, the more you lose that feeling."
Jimmy Miller, Rosacker's friend, checked his cell phone.
"I've got four bars and two missed calls," he announced. "What do I need a cell tower for?"
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Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam, fought near Sharpsburg, was the bloodiest one-day battle in American history. About 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after 12 hours of combat on Sept. 17, 1862. The battle ended the first invasion of the North by Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and led to President Abraham Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Civil War battlefield is administered by the National Park Service.
[Sources: Antietam National Battlefield; National Park Service]
