[font=Verdana]Demolition work has begun at the former home of Adams County Motors, just north of [/font][font=Verdana]Gettysburg[/font][font=Verdana].[/font]

[font=Verdana]The building, owned by the National Park Service is being gutted, and soon will be demolished.[/font]

[font=Verdana]Now known as Davidson Motor Company, the car dealership vacated the facility and surrounding property last fall.[/font]

[font=Verdana]The Park Service, in an effort to restore areas of the Gettysburg Battlefield to 1863 appearances, bought the six-and-a-half acre property in Aug. 2001 for $1.24 million.[/font]

[font=Verdana]But the Ford dealership, because of a four-year registered use agreement, was allowed to remain at the site until 2005. The contract expired in August.[/font]

[font=Verdana]Davidson Motors, however, vacated the property roughly 45 days after deadline, and was charged penalty fees by the Park Service.[/font]

[font=Verdana]Those fees will be used to offset a portion of the cost of the facility