<b><font color="beige">This guy is <i>just a tad bit </i>over the top...he posted this rant in 140 Google groups.
In the photo link he's even crying about the tower that was built in the 70's and torn down a few years ago as a terrible loss...that thing was an eyesore and should have never been built in the first place. The deal was a percentage of the profits were to go the park service...in 30 years the tower's owner claimed he never made a profit.
I think it's great that the wooded areas are being restored to 1863 boundaries even if it means cutting down trees. Antietam has been doing the same thing, along with replanting several large areas that were wooded in 1862.
Also for several years now Gettysburg has been replacing fences with more historical styles.
I'm not crazy about the deal that was worked out for the new visitor center....reminds me too much of the tower deal....but I guess time will tell if works or not.
As far as the deer go....the park service is only trying to control the herd so it doesn't get out of hand, with no natural predators (except cars) white tail deer in east coast suburban areas reproduce like bunnies.</font id="beige"></b>
<center><font color="blue"><b>Maj.Gen. R.A.Weir</b></font id="blue">
<font color="yellow">THE CALVERT LINE</font id="yellow">
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