GDG- Cost of the new Museum

[Margaret D. Blough]

Jack,

No.  Never were any volcanoes, and any subterranean magma in the area turned into rock (igneous diabase) about 200 million years ago during the early Jurassic era creating the rock formations in Devil's Den, among others.  

This is the description of how the new museum/VC system operates from the Park's Gettysburg Quarterly from August 2006:

>> Heating and cooling systems that use geothermal energy. A more costly but more energy efficient system, the geothermal system uses the constant 55 degree temperature of the earth to heat and cool the water used in the system. Approximately 200 wells, each 400’ deep and 6” in diameter, will form the thermal shield (located under the parking lot). The wells will be linked with piping in a closed loop system.<<

Regards,

Margaret

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "jack" <jlawrence at kc.rr.com> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Margaret D. Blough" 
> To: "GDG" 
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 9:19 PM 
> Subject: Re: GDG- Cost of the new Museum 
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> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
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> > For starters, the $103 million is the cost of the overall project, not 
> > just the museum, and, even in the museum/VC there are many elements that 
> > are critical but are not on display, including the HVAC system that is 
> > powered by geothermal energy that is not only far more environmentally 
> > friendly than a conventional power plant. The initial costs of the 
> > geothermal system are higher than a more conventional system, but the 
> > system is expected to be cost efficient in the long run due to greater 
> > energy efficiency. 
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> 
> Margaret, 
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> There's volcano under the battlefield? 
> Regards, 
> 
> Jack 
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> :>) 
> 
> War brids in on a pale horse, and all of hell follows behind..... 
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