He punched in a road, paved it, then added sewer lines and three model homes. The bulldozers were working full speed the day a group of senators drove 30 miles out from the Capitol to view the land. It was all hype and emotion. It was really working to my advantage. Congress responded with unusual speed.
Advocates say it was worth it.
It has owned it for nearly 10 years, but there's not much there for a visitor. A sign describes Lee's headquarters for the battle. The most visible historical remnants are what's left of Hazel's subdivision - a paved road ending in the middle of a field, some piles of dirt, a jumble of concrete pipes. Hazel insists he is not an eco-extortionist. The last thing I wanted to do was get in that uproar.