The Henry Winebrenner House located on Frederick Street southwest of the town square in Hanover, Pennsylvania, was located on part of the June 30, 1863 battlefield. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Tuesday, November[...]
Underneath this tree, Major-General Daniel Sickles established his headquarters on July 2, 1863. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 5:00 PM on Monday, November 10, 2008. One of the best known Witness Trees on the Gettysburg Bat[...]
The tree cutting on the William Patterson Farm between Hancock Avenue and the Taneytown Road is exposing a large portion of Cemetery Ridge. The William Patterson House, still undergoing renovation on the east side of the Taneytown Road, is on the[...]
Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. The purpose of our weekly panorama from Little Round Top is to give those unable to be here an idea of the change of seasons from one of the most popular locations on the Ge[...]
John Latschar, Superintendent of Gettsyburg National Military Park since 1994, is retiring from the National Park Service. He will take over as President of the Gettysburg Foundation on March 1, 2009. Dr. Latschar is a native of Kansas. He serve[...]
The 19’9″ foot tall statue of Abraham Lincoln was created by the Massachusetts sculptor, Daniel Chester French. It is also 19 feet wide. The original statue was supposed to be twelve feet tall, but it was felt that it would have been [...]
The white stenciling around the red bricks on the west side of Gettysburg’s David Wills House is now complete, and shutters have made their appearance on the first floor. The painter’s lift has also disappeared. This view was taken fa[...]
The Borough office building was first built as the Adams County jail, and was home of the Adams County Library from 1949 until 1992. This building was constructed after the previous Adams County Jail caught on fire and killed two prisoners on Jan[...]
The Show Barn at Eisenhower National Historic Site sits on the highest point of Farm #2. It was built in 1956 for $30,000. To give one an idea of how expensive that was, Farm #2, which consisted of 124 acres, a farm house, a chicken house, and a b[...]
New vehicle traffic patterns are being implemented and discussed at the new visitor center. It’s been a while since we’ve documented the changes, so we’ll try to catch you up today. We’ll begin with the bus or group drop-[...]