Gettysburg National Museum, Home of the Electric Map, Gettysburg, Pa. 2011

GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MUSEUM

Located near the spot where Abraham Lincoln delivered the immortal Gettysburg Address, contains the NATION'S LARGEST COLLECTION of Civil War Relics and the WORLDS ONLY ELECTRICAL MAP. The Electrical Map reenacts the Battle of Gettysburg.

Marken & Bielfeld, Inc., Frederick, Md.

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This one wasn't too difficult to line up. The old Gettysburg Visitor's Center was torn down in 2008 when the new Gettysburg Museum and Visitor's Center opened. Originally built in 1921 it was acquired by the National Park Service in 1963, around the time of the battle centennial. In 1974 it had become the official Visitor's Center. The Electric map was just that, a map that showed the progression of the three day battle with a series of lights. Built in the 1930's and overhauled in the '60's it was to be demolished along with the structure in 2008 but it was saved, cut into smaller pieces, shrink wrapped and put into storage to maybe, or maybe not, someday be reassembled and put on display again.