GDG- Save The Electric Map

[James Cameron]

<< In the first place, the message is blatantly misleading. The map is going 
into storage, not a landfill. The only reason it is being cut up is that 
there is no other way to remove it safely, much less move it into storage. 
It IS antiquated. I've been told that is getting increasingly difficult to 
find light bulbs, to keep it operating. The map was a great audio-visual aid 
in its day but the new VC will have state of the art visual aids Finally, 
the Rosensteel heirs SOLD the map along with the current VC to the NPS. It 
wasn't donated as an artifact. If the map's advocates can find an 
appropriate new home for it, great, but I would oppose using taxpayer money 
for what essentially would be a vanity project for a family that has been 
amply honored as well as being financially compensated for its contributions 
to the battlefield.

Margaret  >>

Fond memories of the map are perfectly understandable, as, for that matter, 
is a desire to see it preserved if at all possible.  But I must say I found 
this particular site and the manner in which it puts forth its message a bit 
objectionable.  The impression given is that the decision not to include the 
map in the new facility was arbitrary and capricious, and made for no good 
reason, which is far from the case.

Jim Cameron