GDG- R/T trip suggestions - OT

[James Cameron]

<< Jim Cameron, could you elaborate briefly on the flag preservation 
facility
in Harrisburg.  That might be a good possibility in conjunction with the
National Civil War Museum for a one-day trip.  Are there other worthwhile
CW-related things to do or see in Harrisburg (in order to consider options)? 
 >>

The facility is just a few blocks from the State Capital building, which 
would also be worth a visit and tour.  I don't have the exact address, but 
it's in the most non-descript commercial building you've ever seen.  Nothing 
to suggest what's inside.

The facility is where all the PA CW battleflags are preserved (not restored, 
all that's left of some are fragments or just the fringe) and stored.  Just 
seeing the processes by which these very delicate flags, most of which were 
improperly stored for decades, are unfurled and stabilized is an education 
in itself.

Also at the facility are the flag staffs, stored in their on specially 
constructed racks.  To me, these were every bit as evocative as the flags 
themselves, with their bullet scars and field repairs.

Jim Cameron