Trees cut down at Gettysburg National Battleground; taken to papermill. [View All]

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It's "for history."

GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- The National Park Service is cutting down trees on the Gettysburg battlefield to restore the ground to the way it was during the Civil War battle in 1863.

Culps Hill is covered with the downed trees. The park service said the decision to cut down the trees is based on maps and drawings from 1863. The park service said it hopes visitors to the battlefield will now have a better understanding of the historic landscape.

Some people said cutting down the trees ruins the area's natural beauty...

...Some of the downed trees will be taken to a paper mill.

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I didn't know that Halliburton had paper mills in PA, but I guess they do.