GDG- 6th NY Cav Monument w/ lightning damage

[Margaret D. Blough]

Dick,

The Louisiana State Memorial at Vicksburg sustained major lightning damage in May and July  1999 (yes, lightning did strike twice). http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/preserve/la_stm/la_mntd.htm

Regards,

Margaret

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From: "Dick Crafton" <rdcrafton at comcast.net> 

> 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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