Gettysburg Railroad Station. View is from the northwest facing southeast at approximately 2:45 PM on Thursday, March 6th, 2008. Built in 1859, the Gettysburg Railroad Station underwent major restoration and renovation in 2006. According to the 1860 [...]
Farnsworth House on Baltimore Street. View is from the East facing West at approximately 12:30 PM Wednesday March 5, 2008.
The Pennsylvania Monument. View is from the south looking north at approximately 4:40 PM, March 4, 2008. Rain and fog dominate Gettysburg’s weather today with flash floods expected tonight. The Gettysburg Daily went in search of the “bat[...]
The new wayside at the Devil’s Den Sharpshooter position. This view is from the west looking east at approximately 4:35 PM, Monday, March 3, 2008. There are some new wayside exhibits at Devil’s Den and Rose’s Wheatfield as the Nati[...]
The David Wills House. This structure, currently being renovated by the National Park Service, was the home where President Abraham Lincoln stayed November 18, 1863, the night before he gave his Gettysburg Address. The National Park Service will reo[...]
As Saturday’s first morning light hit the 1860s Gettysburg home of John S. Crawford, The Gettysburg Daily was there to present it to you. According to the 1860 federal census, John S. Crawford was the 13th wealthiest person in Gettysburg, with a tota[...]
Another February Friday, another February school day. The Gettysburg Daily visited Gettysburg’s High Street School, or Common School, at 40 East High Street. Most teachers in the 2008 Gettysburg public schools have 20 to 30 students in each cla[...]
Known for its “high ground,” the Gettysburg area has more than a few places to watch a sunset. On a cold and windy Thursday, with the ground frozen and a “wet snow” expected tomorrow (Friday), the Gettysburg Daily visited one [...]
In the borough of Gettysburg there were 97 occupations according to the 1860 census. While we are familiar with the farms surrounding the town where much of the battle was fought, we probably don’t think there were too many farmers living in the town[...]
The Slaughter Pen view of the flooded Plum Run (Bloody Run). The Slaughter Pen “pool” area is shown in the foreground. In the middle distance is the bridge which passes over Plum Run from the Devil’s Den parking lot to the Slaughte[...]