The Princess Anne Greys, also known as Lee’s Sharpshooters, camped at Spangler’s Spring near the southern slope of Culp’s Hill this weekend. Here the Greys are planning their move to Devil’s Den in the afternoon, where the[...]
Despite being open to the public for two months, some areas around the new Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center have not been completed. This picture shows the beginning of the gravel walkway leading from Parking Lot#3 to the new Visi[...]
National Park Service seasonal maintenance employee Glenn Berkheiser power washes the monument to the 68th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (Scott’s Legion) along the Wheatfield Road at Sherfy’s Peach Orchard. This view was taken from t[...]
The new Vistor Center complex at Gettysburg National Military Park brings new areas for some of the National Park Service Ranger Programs. In the rear (west) of the new Visitor Center the area has been landscaped (grass and trees planted) with two[...]
Cannon are being repainted in the High Water Mark area on Cemetery Ridge. Barbara Adams, shown brushing down the second cannon from the right, worked approximately five hours yesterday (Monday, June 9th) on the right cannon, and has been here tod[...]
On Monday afternoon, the Gettysburg Daily chose the intersection of Washington Street/Taneytown Road and Steinwehr Avenue to photograph the new traffic signals. The Taneytown Road is on the left (southeast). It turns into Washington Street at th[...]
The Friends of the National Parks at Gettysburg constructed over a mile of fences Saturday across the Pickett’s charge fields. Most of the fences run from this point at the intersection of the Emmittsburg Road and Long Lane westerly to Semi[...]
The 1904 Relief Map of the Gettysburg Battlefield is now on display in the new National Park Service Visitor Center. Unfortunately, while it is mounted on the north wall, it is oriented to the east. The correct perspective would be achieved by t[...]
The seasonal rangers have been researching in the library and the reading room the last couple of weeks in preparation for their programs. Here, seasonal Kevin Bowman is leading his group along Cemetery Ridge for “The Third Day: PickettR[...]
A traffic signal will soon be coming to this intersection at Hanover Street and Sixth Street. The Hanover Street/Hanover Road/PA 116 is shown running from left to right in this photograph. The headquarters marker for Confederate Lieutenant-Gener[...]