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Destroying the trees on the Gettysburg Battlefield (vanity)
Old Lady ^
| March 18, 2005
| Old Lady
Posted on 03/18/2005 10:44:28 AM PST by Old Phone Man
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To: FreedomCalls
However, I am opposed to those actions that try to simulate the past.
Do you want the whole park to return to being one large overgrown forest?
And there is some problem with that?
To: taxesareforever
>>Do you want the whole park to return to being one large overgrown forest? >And there is some problem with that?
Yes there is. Overgrown forests are available anywhere in the country you want. I can see one if I step out my back door. But Gettysburg, the battlefield, is available in one place and one place only. It's not just another overgrown forest.
Do you want to see it turned into a a housing subdivision with tract houses on quarter-acre lots? The change would be the same as letting it get overgrown -- neither is as it was in 1863.
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posted on
03/18/2005 1:39:39 PM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: FreedomCalls
Do you want to see it turned into a a housing subdivision with tract houses on quarter-acre lots? The change would be the same as letting it get overgrown -- neither is as it was in 1863. I would actually prefer the former to the latter. If it is not going to be preserved as a battlefield, then let it be put to economic use. People can hike in jellystone park if they want wilderness.
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posted on
03/18/2005 1:52:43 PM PST
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner; flying Elvis; johnb838
Actually, the Battle of the Crater (July 30, 1864) at Petersburg, Virginia was what was portrayed at the beginning of 'Cold Mountain.'
![](http://www.philkearnycwrt.org/images/the_crater_now.jpg)
The Crater, then and now.
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posted on
03/18/2005 1:53:20 PM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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03/18/2005 1:54:24 PM PST
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devolve
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To: FreedomCalls
Hey, those are great images! I have a funny story. When my wife was doing some research on the Episcopal Church in Civil War Virginia, she went to Petersburg and had the opportunity to visit the park there. I've never been to Peterburg (shame on me), but she said that its trails were not as prominently marked as, say at Gettysburg or Antietam, and she ended up getting lost in the woods. After spending a couple of hours wandering around, she climbed over a fence and suddenly somehow found her self at the bottom of what she thought was a ravine. Turns out that she had stumbled straight into the crater. After climbing out, she took a good look at it, returned home, and categorically declared, "Yep, It's a big hole in the ground!" :)
At least it was funny when she first told me about it...
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
I would be very careful before hurling insults at him as you have done.... Tack on his old lady, too. All she needs is a whip. Ha ha.
To: FreedomCalls
Post 104, like I say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Thanks for that.
I have many digital pictures of the Gettysburg tree-cutting but don't have a website to post them from to here.
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
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posted on
03/18/2005 2:10:11 PM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: Old Phone Man
I have to agree with Virg. Ridgerunner and Strategerist. The sense of reverance, honor and wonder at the deeds of those who fought there can be better understood if the park is returned to it's battle-day state.
Antietam is better is some sense, as it remains very close to the way it was in 1862. The Miller's still own "The Cornfield". Imagine that.
Cut'em down, let God sort'em out.
To: flying Elvis
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posted on
03/18/2005 3:25:34 PM PST
by
TheBattman
(Islam (and liberals)- the cult of Satan)
To: Old Phone Man
I have many digital pictures of the Gettysburg tree-cutting but don't have a website to post them from to here.YourIMG works really well. Just go there, browse to where your picture is on your computer, press the "host it" button and it will give you the url to paste into your FreeRepublic post. Choose the fifth option down (Your Image in HTML) and that is the exact code needed for FR.
Here's a sample:
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posted on
03/18/2005 3:30:38 PM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: muleskinner
Antietam is better is some sense, as it remains very close to the way it was in 1862. The Miller's still own "The Cornfield". Imagine that. I too, have been to Antietam and really enjoyed the experience. I was stunned to see "The Cornfield" was still there and still planted in summer corn! It was a tremendous experience all around because of the preservation there.
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posted on
03/18/2005 3:33:38 PM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: FreedomCalls
To: FreedomCalls
How did you get it to appear as a photo and not a link? Thanks.
To: Old Phone Man
Test photo:
To: Old Phone Man
To: Old Phone Man
![Hosted by YourIMG.com](http://hosted.yourimg.com/05/77/18/DevilsDen41.jpg)
Devil's Den, Gettysburg
To: Old Phone Man
At least they didn't mess with the boulders that have been there "billions of years."
To: Fester Chugabrew
![Hosted by YourIMG.com](http://hosted.yourimg.com/05/77/19/TriangularField.jpg)
Triangular Field, Gettysburg
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