re: #404 Decatur Deb

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Figures. Two of the clubs located in Ohio are in the area near my old hometown.

I figured one of them might have been here in the Columbus area and associated with a local military museum. They seem to have some armored vehicles parked at their facility in Groveport, a small town just south of town and near the old Rickenbacker Air Force Base.

I used to do some work with Warren Motts, the guy who started the museum off his own extensive collection of Civil War items. I went to his house one time…a centennial home outside of Groveport. He had his whole house filled with glass cases housing his collection. Some locals helped him build a new facility and it has grown a lot since I first met him.

He also has done an extensive study in old Civil War images on glass plates, etc. He was allowed to go to many battlefields (Gettysburg, Manassas Antietam, etc), and take pictures in some of the same exact locations to compare the old to the new. He did all that in the 70s and had a big show that traveled the nation during the Bicentennial year of 1976. He was a fascinating man to talk too, and learn from.

You (and Dark and others interested in war items ) might like to see some info on the museum: Motts Military Mueseum