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A grandson reflects on his family's heartbreaking land loss due to the expansion of Interstate 40, revealing how education and migration shaped their legacy.

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Walton descendant describes land loss after highway expansion and later sale
Charles D. Walton recounted the Walton family's farm ownership from the 1939–1941 period through the 1980s, said I‑40 expansion made the property 'inoperable,' and that part of the land was later sold to Martin Marietta around 2010.
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July 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM