Google Earth and the Civil War Trail

While this is targeted at tourism, there is great potential for educators. The following is an excerpt from a press release about how the Commonwealth will use Google Earth to promote tourism along the Civil War trails.

HARRISBURG – Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that Pennsylvania will become the first state in the nation to capitalize on the Google Earth platform by using a new, cutting-edge technology to make tourism an interactive experience from anywhere in the world.

The Governor said the state will provide a $285,000 grant to support an unprecedented partnership between Google Earth, Carnegie Mellon University, NASA, the Pennsylvania Tourism Office and the National Civil War Museum that will allow ‘virtual tourists’ from all corners of the globe to immerse themselves in Pennsylvania’s Civil War trails.

Read the full press release here