Nine itinerary tablets, or markers, which show actions taken by the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign each day from June 29, 1863 to July 7, 1863 have returned to East Cemetery Hill. The markers were originally located on the top [...]
The itinerary tablets, or markers, which show actions taken by the Army of the Potomac each day from June 26, 1863 to July 5, 1863 are still a work in progress on East Cemetery Hill. This view was taken from the northwest facing southeast around 1[...]
Only the west side of the Wills House, where President Abraham Lincoln spent the night before giving his Gettysburg Address, has been painted red. Work began last week on changing the color from gray to red, and two coats have been applied to the[...]
Crawford Avenue in Gettysburg National Military Park is closed again today. So let’s say you’re a family of four from, oh I don’t know, how about Kansas? It’s your first time to Gettysburg, you came a long way, and you wa[...]
You’re starting your tour of the battlefield driving north on Reynolds’ Avenue along McPherson’s Ridge, but it’s difficult to tell you’re on a ridge because corn blocks a view of the slope. Reynolds’ Woods/Herb[...]
Which of these trees are not like the others? To which of these trees do tags belong? The eastern edge of McPherson’s Woods/Herbst Woods/Reynolds’ Woods at Gettysburg National Military Park has at least three trees that the United St[...]
Battlefield rehabilitation, or tree cutting, along the Taneytown Road is still progressing. This view is from the Taneytown Road near the Michael Frey Farm and Artillery Ridge Campground, looking northwest. The horse trail leading from Artillery[...]
Four new sets of traffic lights will soon be operational in Gettysburg. Here is the set of lights at the intersection of Carlisle Street and Water Street. This view was taken from the southwest facing northeast at approximately 2:30 PM on Thursda[...]
The Wills House, where President Abraham Lincoln spent the night before giving his Gettysburg Address is being painted red as part of an ongoing renovation to be a National Park Service museum and visitor center. The red bricks are supposed to hav[...]
The Gettysburg Witness Tree in the Gettysburg National Cemetery is still standing. The National Park Service has decided to see if it will survive. This view was taken from the west facing east at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, August 12, 2008[...]