William Patterson House and Old NPS Visitor Center Updates

Contracters dug a ditch and erected a tarp barrier southwest of the Old National Park Service Visitor Center location in order to keep construction debris out of the sewer system/drainage system at the bottom of Cemetery Hill. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 8:30 AM on Monday, April 13, 2009.

Back at the Old National Park Service Visitor Center demolition site, the rubble was still being carted away, and a tarp barrier was constructed in preparation to keep the construction debris and other material out of the sewer system/drainage system during the upcoming gas tanks' removal.

The cement pads and yellow flags outline the location where gas tanks will be removed this week. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:30 AM on Monday, April 13, 2009.

The tarp is not only to stop debris that might arrive from the removal of the gas tanks, but from other debris that might flow off Cemetery Hill. The Taneytown Road entrance to the Soldiers National Cemetery is in the background. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 8:30 AM on Monday, April 13, 2009.

Most of the rubble has been cleared off the cement pads/floors. This view was taken facing west at approximately 8:30 AM on Monday, April 13, 2009.

Part of the wall to the restroom was still standing. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:30 AM on Monday, April 13, 2009.

One of the visitors to our site stated that the pile of bricks by the tree might be engraved donors' bricks that have been saved. We didn't see any inscriptions on the bricks, but we weren't close enough. This view was taken facing west at approximately 8:30 AM on Monday, April 13, 2009.

Monday morning, the contractors worked on removing the rubble pile on the north side of the demolition site. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:30 AM on Monday, April 13, 2009.

One year ago from the day we took our pictures, was the last day that the Visitor Center along the Taneytown Road was open. Here is the crowd lining up for the last Electric Map show. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:15 PM on Sunday, April 13, 2008.