For those who have been observing the asphalting job by the contractors in Gettysburg the last couple of months, is it really surprising that instead of asphalting rocks and trees, they have finally reached the monuments? The right flank marker to[...]
Robinson Avenue, which winds down the west slope of Oak Ridge, was resurfaced today. The grove of oak trees planted three years ago is within the curve. Robinson Avenue begins at the statue for Union Brigadier-General John C. Robinson at the top [...]
Today is the final day for Edward Everett’s copy of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address to be displayed in Gettysburg. The copy is on loan from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Everett asked Linc[...]
The lines were long for the Movie/Cyclorama program on the Gettysburg Visitor Center Grand Opening Weekend. This view was taken from the southeast facing northwest at approximately 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 27, 2008. The film and Cyclorama co[...]
The Wildcat Regimental Band performed in the Visitor Center’s front lobby. This view was taken from the northeast facing southwest at approximately 5:45 PM on Friday, September 26, 2008. This weekend marks the Grand Opening of the new Visito[...]
American flags were planted in the front “yard” of the new visitor center. Attached to each flag was a card. One side talks about the grand opening and the other side holds the name of a donor. This view was taken from the west faci[...]
The flag placing in preparation for replanting the McMillan Apple Orchard continued today at Gettysburg National Military Park. The Round Tops are directly above the pink flag in the foreground. This view was taken from the northwest facing sout[...]
National Park Service Ranger Jim Bittle, kneeling, and National Park Service Cartographer/Geographic Information System Coordinator, Curtis Musselman, work with a GPS system to place pink flags on the field west of the McMillan House. The McMilla[...]
The Gettysburg Daily followed up on the roadwork at the Loop and Devils Den Monday afternoon. Some areas are safer. Others it appears that the construction crew has attempted to cover up its mistakes with asphalt. Here’s what a boulder sou[...]
The Eisenhower National Historic Site hosted World War II Weekend again this year. Over 200 Living History individuals showed up along with over 50 military vehicles. The “camp” was set up east of the Eisenhower House. This view was ta[...]