GDG- Fw: Historic Biggs Farmhouse Damaged by Fire at GettysburgNational Military Park

[Alan D. Brunelle]

Gettysburg Engineering wrote:
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> That is the house, most commonly known as the Peter Fry farm.  It's most
> recent fame is Sparky the mule  roaming the fields.  I drove by at lunch and
> it is swarming with GNMP workers repairing the damage.  Part of the roof
> next to the Taneytown Road was burnt off.  It was a wood shingle roof.
> There did not appear to be any outer damage to the house except the roof,
> although there is water damage inside.  The yard was filled with items they
> were moving out of the house from water damage.  It is always sad to seen
> someone's home damaged or destroyed.  The sprinkler system which was
> installed just a few years ago was well worth it.
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> Regards
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> Dean Shultz
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Thanks Dean - hopefully things weren't /too bad/ inside the house...

Alan
>> Does anyone know if this is the building is on the west side of the
>> Taneytown Road, and has a couple of red sheds and a red barn to the
>> north of it? (It has a run leading towards Rock Creek just south of the
>> buildings.)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alan
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