The structure at 66 West High Street and 68 West High Street has been the home to multiple Gettysburg educational institutions. It first hosted the Gettysburg Academy in 1814. Look at the tree in the middle of the picture. The black spot to the r[...]
Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. This view was taken at approximately 2:20 PM on Saturday, December 20, 2008. The purpose of our weekly panorama from Little Round Top is to give those unable to be here an [...]
Reverend Henry Louis Baugher was born in Abbottstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania on July 19, 1804. His father was a tanner and one of his grandfathers was a Lutheran minister. During his formative years Henry Louis Baugher was educated by Gettysb[...]
The Reverend Alexander Dobbin was born in Londonderry, Ireland on February 4, 1742. His father was a sailor. Dobbin studied Latin and Greek in Londonderry and eventually studied in a Presbyterian Seminary in Glasgow, Scotland. He never pastored[...]
The Nicholas Codori House, at 44 York Street, was built in 1786 and is constructed of the same brown fieldstone as is in the McPherson Barn. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:15 PM on Wednesday, December 17, 2008. The Nicholas Co[...]
The John Buford statue on the western arm of McPherson’s Ridge on a snowy Tuesday afternoon. The equestrian statue to Major-General John Reynolds is in the background. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday[...]
What is probably the most visible quarry at Gettysburg National Military Park was not a quarry at the time of the battle — it was a pond. The quarry is on the western arm of McPherson’s Ridge. Stone Avenue is on the right. McPherson[...]
Licensed Battlefield Guide Dave Weaver believes the best place to look for wildlife on the Gettysburg Battlefield is at the south end of the field. The Excelsior Brigade Monument is to Dave’s right. The monument to the 73rd New York Infantry R[...]
Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. This view was taken at approximately 7:40 AM on Saturday, December 13, 2008. The purpose of our weekly panorama from Little Round Top is to give those unable to be here an [...]
The logs on the William Patterson House are being replaced. This log structure dates to approximately 1796. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:15 PM on Friday, December 12, 2008. Here is a panorama from the southeast corner of[...]