h ▁Man or ▁slave ▁plant ation ▁purchased ▁by ▁future ▁Map le ▁La wn ▁developer ▁Ste ward ▁Green baum . ▁Community ▁members ▁quit ▁the ▁site ▁study ▁claim ing ▁they ▁were ▁denied ▁meaning ful ▁participation . ▁When ▁updating ▁the ▁historical ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁plant ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁County ▁archiv ist ▁Cle ora ▁Bar nes ▁Thompson ▁added ▁" It ▁should ▁be ▁stated ▁here ▁that ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁land fill ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁of ▁B url ieg h ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁harm ful ▁as ▁it ▁will ▁prevent ▁the ▁enc ro achment ▁of ▁future ▁sub urban ▁development ▁and ▁will ▁later ▁provide ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁for ▁a ▁park , ▁recre ation ▁or ▁open ▁space ". ▁Pro tests ▁from ▁citizens ▁and ▁Good lo e ▁By ron ▁against ▁Clark sv ille , ▁Gu il ford ▁and ▁El lic ott ▁City ▁sites ▁left ▁Mar ri ots ville ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁with ▁least ▁opposition . ▁Gib es ▁Real ty - W ood b rier ▁Enter pr ises ▁put ▁together ▁an ▁offer ▁of ▁$ 3 9 0 0 ▁an ▁a cre ▁to ▁purchase ▁land ▁contract s . ▁The ▁Company ▁own ers , ▁Robert ▁and ▁James ▁M ox ley ▁were ▁the ▁original ▁land ▁spec ul ators ▁for ▁Columbia ▁and ▁children ▁of ▁former ▁County ▁Chair man ▁Norman ▁E . ▁M ox ley . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁the ▁ ▁Gib es - W ood b rier ▁Al pha ▁R idge ▁site ▁was ▁selected ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁County ▁Executive ▁Edward ▁L . ▁C