There are three main parking lots for passenger vehicles at the new Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center. Lots 1 and 2 are closer to the center, and located on its south side. Here is Lot 3. It is very crowded for Labor Day weekend.[...]
The road running through the Devil’s Den area is closed for Labor Day Weekend. Cars lined up on Crawford Avenue as visitors to Devil’s Den decided that this was the closest parking area. This view was taken from the north facing south[...]
The National Park Service replaced the roof of the Joseph Sherfy Barn this summer. The original barn on this site burned during the battle of Gettysburg. This view was taken from the northeast facing southwest at approximately 5:00 PM on Friday, [...]
This might not be a sight you will see in the future. The National Park Service and the Gettysburg Foundation are proposing charging a fee for the museum. In the future, one could see ticket takers in this location. This view was taken from the [...]
This Gettysburg Witness Tree along West Confederate Avenue on Seminary Ridge/Warfield Ridge is slowly dying. This view was taken from the east facing west at approximately 5:15 PM on Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Another Gettysburg Witness Tree is [...]
The apple orchard planted on Forney Ridge on the July 1, 1863 battlefield has some trees bearing fruit. The Eternal Light Peace Memorial (Peace Light) is seen through the leaves. The monument to the 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry is shown on the left[...]
The new office and library for the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides (ALBG) opened this weekend at Patriot’s Point at 241 Steinwehr Avenue. The George George House is shown to the the right (northeast) of Patriot’s Point. Se[...]
After two and a half months of construction, the North Stratton Street Bridge in Gettysburg is open again to vehicular traffic. This view was taken from the northeast facing southwest at approximately 12:30 PM on Sunday, August 24, 2008. The Nort[...]
An image of Edward Everett’s copy of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address currently housed in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Everett asked Lincoln for a copy to include in a volume he was assembl[...]
The sidewalks are clear on what seems to be an almost completed bridge. This view was taken from the north facing south at approximately 12:06 PM on Friday, August 22, 2008. Although the bridge seems finished and the sidewalks are passable, traff[...]