National Park Service prepares for Civil War anniversary
With millions of new visitors expected to visit the area for the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, the National Park Service in Gettysburg is prepping for the celebration.
The park is planning renovations to the historic Patterson, Klingel, Cobean, Sndyer, and Warfield properties, as well as the Eisenhower Farm, in anticipation of the 2011-2015 event. Overall, the multi-million dollar effort is being funded with federal stimulus dollars, as well as NPS money.
"This park is really getting ready for the 150th," said Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission Chairman Harold Nelson. "It's nice to see."
Carpenters are working at the oldest building atop the 6,000-acre park this week: the Patterson House along Taneytown Road. Portions of the two-story log home date back to 1798, and are in need of replacement. According to GNMP spokeswoman Katie Lawhon, up to 30 percent of the house was failing, so crews disassembled most of it last year.
An "historic structures report" on the Daniel Klingel Farmhouse was recently finalized, and the park is looking to convert the Emmitsburg Road building to its Civil War era appearance. Mainly, the park intends to remove non-historic features from the house, as part of a $342,000 project, funded by federal stimulus dollars. Preservation work on the timeworn house, located near the Sherfy Peach Orchard, is expected to begin in May, and GNMP Supt. Bob Kirby predicts that the project should end by the end of the year.
"In some cases, small sections of logs will be replaced," said Kirby, noting that crews plan to dismantle post-battle additions to the building....
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The park is planning renovations to the historic Patterson, Klingel, Cobean, Sndyer, and Warfield properties, as well as the Eisenhower Farm, in anticipation of the 2011-2015 event. Overall, the multi-million dollar effort is being funded with federal stimulus dollars, as well as NPS money.
"This park is really getting ready for the 150th," said Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission Chairman Harold Nelson. "It's nice to see."
Carpenters are working at the oldest building atop the 6,000-acre park this week: the Patterson House along Taneytown Road. Portions of the two-story log home date back to 1798, and are in need of replacement. According to GNMP spokeswoman Katie Lawhon, up to 30 percent of the house was failing, so crews disassembled most of it last year.
An "historic structures report" on the Daniel Klingel Farmhouse was recently finalized, and the park is looking to convert the Emmitsburg Road building to its Civil War era appearance. Mainly, the park intends to remove non-historic features from the house, as part of a $342,000 project, funded by federal stimulus dollars. Preservation work on the timeworn house, located near the Sherfy Peach Orchard, is expected to begin in May, and GNMP Supt. Bob Kirby predicts that the project should end by the end of the year.
"In some cases, small sections of logs will be replaced," said Kirby, noting that crews plan to dismantle post-battle additions to the building....