West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 7 (The Final Day)

The seventh day of cutting was the final day of cutting around the West End Guide Station on McPherson’s Ridge. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

After seven days of cutting, the National Park Service contractor is finished with removing the trees around Gettysburg National Military Park’s West End Guide Station. Cleaning up the last remaining items that have been cut is all that appears to be left for the contractor to do.

See the following related posts:

West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Scheduled to Begin Today on March 1, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 1 on March 2, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 2 on March 3, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 3 on March 4, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 4 on March 5, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 5 on March 6, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 6 on March 9, 2010.

Remember when we showed you the bulletin board yesterday… This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Monday, March 8, 2010.

…on which someone chose to display their displeasure with the tree removal? This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Monday, March 8, 2010.

Someone removed the “message” today. It wasn’t replaced with a map that would provide uh, you know, INFORMATION about Gettysburg National Military Park,(why would you want to have information at the information station?), and maybe they filled up the brochure rack and they’re now all gone. Wouldn’t you want to have something useful here instead of this blank area? This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

All the trees near the fences in this area have now been removed. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

The Chambersburg Pike is in the foreground. The Reynolds and Buford statues are in the left background. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

The McPherson Barn is in the right background. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

A half acre of trees were removed from around the West End Guide Station. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

Before and after time. We are in the area of the 7th Wisconsin Monument at the edge of McPherson’s Woods. Here’s how the West End Guide Station area looked the day before the cutting began. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 8:45 AM on Sunday, February 28, 2010.

Here’s how it looked after the second day of tree cutting. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, March 2, 2010.

Here’s how it looked after the third day of tree cutting. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

Here’s how it looked after the fourth day of tree cutting. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Thursday, March 4, 2010.

The same area after the fifth day of tree removal. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Friday, March 5, 2010.

A similar view after the sixth day of tree removal. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Monday, March 8, 2010.

The same view after the seventh and final day of tree cutting. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

The monument to the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry is in the foreground. The farm silo in the left background sits on Herr’s Ridge. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

Another group of before and after pictures. This picture was taken the day before the trees were cut. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 8:45 AM on Sunday, February 28, 2010.

Here’s a similar view after the first day of cutting. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Monday, March 1, 2010.

And again the same view after the second day of cutting. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, March 2, 2010.

Here’s the same view after the third day of tree removal. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

The same view after the fourth day of tree cutting. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Thursday, March 4, 2010.

The same view after the fifth day of cutting. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Friday, March 5, 2010.

The same area after the sixth day of tree removal. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Monday, March 8, 2010.

Most of the trees have now been removed along the fences. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

We’re moved farther to the right. This is the view from the McPherson Barn. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

We are looking forward to bringing visitors to this spot or by the McPherson Barn and showing them the battlefield from a view that hasn’t been seen for 80 years. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

See the following related posts:

Tree Cutting Between the Baltimore Pike and Spangler’s Spring on March 11, 2009.
James McAllister Farm Tree Cutting Update on April 16, 2009.
Culp’s Hill Tree Cutting Part 1: Spangler’s Lane on September 27, 2009.
Culp’s Hill Tree Cutting Part 2: The Ravine on September 28, 2009.
Culp’s Hill Tree Cutting: Northeast Slope of Culp’s Hill on November 17, 2009.
Spangler’s Spring Tree Cutting (Lack of Tree Cutting) Update on November 21, 2009.
Power Lines, Ground Disturbance, and the Inadequate Devil’s Den Restroom on September 5, 2009.
Devil’s Den Restroom, The Final Months on February 4, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Scheduled to Begin Today on March 1, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 1 on March 2, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 2 on March 3, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 3 on March 4, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 4 on March 5, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 5 on March 6, 2010.
West End Guide Station Tree Cutting Day 6 on March 9, 2010.