New Battle at Gettysburg - Small Budget Has Left History Deteriorating (USA Today)
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The battle at Gettysburg, 143 years later
Updated 8/2/2006 10:22 AM ET
By Kate McGinty, USA TODAY
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Time and a tight budget are taking a toll on historic buildings and artillery pieces at one of the nation's bloodiest battlefields.
"You start to look around, and there's work everywhere that needs to be done. We just don't have the money or people to do those things," says Marc Pratt, acting chief of maintenance at Gettysburg National Military Park. "It's a red flag that we're getting behind, and it appears to be getting worse."
Nearly $50 million is needed to restore the park, the site of a fierce three-day battle in 1863, to its ideal condition, says Katie Lawhon, public affairs specialist at Gettysburg. That's about 37% above a 2001 estimate because the work is accumulating, she says.
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The battle at Gettysburg, 143 years later
Updated 8/2/2006 10:22 AM ET
By Kate McGinty, USA TODAY
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Time and a tight budget are taking a toll on historic buildings and artillery pieces at one of the nation's bloodiest battlefields.
"You start to look around, and there's work everywhere that needs to be done. We just don't have the money or people to do those things," says Marc Pratt, acting chief of maintenance at Gettysburg National Military Park. "It's a red flag that we're getting behind, and it appears to be getting worse."
Nearly $50 million is needed to restore the park, the site of a fierce three-day battle in 1863, to its ideal condition, says Katie Lawhon, public affairs specialist at Gettysburg. That's about 37% above a 2001 estimate because the work is accumulating, she says.
For more, go to:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-08-01-gettysburg-save_x.htm
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