In an article from the Hanover Evening Sun…referring to today’s CWPT Top Endangered Battlefield Lists….Meg Bernhardt writes…..

“Gettysburg National Military Park spokeswoman Katie Lawhon said the park was happy to hear about the Trust’s continued concern about the preservation of the area. (Hunterstown) Lawhon said it’s possible there will be interpretive connections directing visitors to the park to see Hunterstown, which lies outside the park’s boundary, but is not certain if it would involve any park funding or staffing. But she did mention the battlefield is now eligible for federal grants through the Park Service’s broader battlefield protection program.

And though Hunterstown is a new addition, Lawhon said there is still work to do to help preserve the land within the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park.”

This is very exciting news for the Hunterstown Battlesite!

Yours in arms to protect and serve…
“G.A. Custer”
Joe Topinka

The developer will take what we say he can have for it…

J.D.

However, since it seems the housing bubble is starting to go bust, it may be even longer than 4 or 5 years to get this figured out and the developer may be more inclined to get out by selling.
I’m sure the developer is quite happy that his bases are now covered….if the market sours, he can rip off the CWPT for the land.

Indeed.

Eric

J.D.

This news is welcomed here, but saddens me when I think on what we have already lost at Hunterstown. I am grateful for the tour of the battlefield before the Power Company did what they did to the land a few years ago.

I know we can’t save every parcel of land that deals with the Gettysburg Campaign, but in my ideal world it would be a no brainer to do so.

Regards from the Garden State,

Steve Basic