I have visited this D-Day memorial in Bedford. A very impressive "tribute to the valor, fidelity and sacrifice of Allied Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944". I would urge you (and others) to visit the memorial sometime. You leave with a sense of remembrance for the sacrifices of those in the U.S. military in WW2. I have a family member who lives in Bedford County, VA so we are up there quite often visiting Smith Mountain Lake and other attractions in the area.
I know a developer that bought a beautiful chunk of wooded, hillside land in a very desirable zip code. He put in everything, the street, sidewalk, underground utilities, muni-water and sewer... everything. The second or third house that went up hit bones. Allegedly Indian bones. The entire thing came to a friggin' screaching halt for over three years. It nearly wiped him out. I forget how many lots there were exactly, big lots, like 1.5 acres each,,, we're talking $1.5M homes at a minimum, and this was 15 years ago.... but there were at least 30 lots. Pretty sure it was more than that. He took a huge hit and had to firesale everything. Got divorced too... I'm sure in no small part attributable to the stress he was under. I drove by the place a few years ago. Every lot had a house on it. He wasn't really a close friend or anything, and I know he's still around, but if you you ever develop land and hit bones... buy the track-hoe operator a big bottle of 4-Roses, slip him a $1000 tip because he "does such good work".... and never mention it again.