Why weren't we contacted first when they abandoned their plans (to use the land)?

It looks like a dust bowl. We want to beautify it and bring it back.

They were going to make a huge profit on it.

We did it as a last-ditch effort. We don't feel they should get this money, but we want the land back so bad that we're going against our principles. It's just too close to our heart. We can't stand the thought of it going to a developer for a whole bunch of homes.

It looks like women could buy land back then even if they couldn't vote.

It used to be that a company could hide an oil spill in a distant land. Now the media and activists are quick to pick up and spread the news.