Civil War Museum of Philadelphia Won a Battle, Lost the War
The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia - which state officials once believed was so critical to the city's cultural fabric that they waged a court fight to keep it here - has been refused promised capital funding by Gov. Rendell and has lost access to its planned new home in the heart of Independence National Historical Park.
The museum, a reconfigured version of the Civil War Library and Museum in the 1800 block of Pine Street for more than 80 years, has sold its old quarters and put its unparalleled collection of artifacts and documents in storage.
Now, officials said, the entire cache may be lost to the city - just a few years before a major, long-planned regional commemoration of the Civil War sesquicentennial is set to begin.
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The museum, a reconfigured version of the Civil War Library and Museum in the 1800 block of Pine Street for more than 80 years, has sold its old quarters and put its unparalleled collection of artifacts and documents in storage.
Now, officials said, the entire cache may be lost to the city - just a few years before a major, long-planned regional commemoration of the Civil War sesquicentennial is set to begin.
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