What Should Gettysburg National Military Park Do With Its Empty Cyclorama Building?
To demolish, or not demolish. That is the question being pondered by officials at Gettysburg National Military Park over their empty Cyclorama building. Originally, park officials were planning to tear down the structure, which became somewhat obsolete after the Cyclorama painting — an elaborate depiction of Pickett’s Charge up Cemetery Ridge — was moved to the park’s new visitor center. But then a federal court ordered the park to consider other alternatives for the building, which was built on North Cemetery Ridge in 1962 and is eligible for listing on the National Register. There will be two open houses for the public to weigh in on this decision as the park moves forward with an environmental assessment examining the building’s future. The meetings — to be held in the classroom at the park Museum and Visitor Center, 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg — are scheduled for September 16 and 17. The first session will be on September 16 at 7:00 p.m. Another session will be held on Sept
