GDG- 6th NY Cav Monument w/ lightning damage

[Jim Lamason]

I was in GB a week ago. And we rode by that.. I didn't stop to look. 
Thank you for the report! I wonder what they are going to do? 
Jim Lamason 

-----Original Message-----
From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
On Behalf Of Dick Crafton
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:39 PM
To: GDG
Subject: GDG- 6th NY Cav Monument w/ lightning damage

Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Greetings,

Drove up to Gettysburg yesterday (Friday) to walk around the battlefield for
a couple hours and get a 'fix.'

When I got to the 6th New York Cavalry monument on Oak Ridge, it looked in
pretty bad shape.  I was told that about a week or ten days ago it had been
struck by lightning.  The left rear circular  tower was been blown off and
many of the stones are now re-arranged -- some pushed in/out and others
pushed out of alignment.  Going around to the rear of the monument, there
was a hole where one could look through the monument and see daylight.  The
large plaque on the back had two sizable circular scorch marks, apparently
where the lightning exited thru the pins holding the plaque to the monument.

In short, major damage!  The monument is now surrounded by a chest-high
plastic mesh fence.

Never doubt nature's power and force.

YES, Dick Crafton
 
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