The Comfort Suites Motel on the Baltimore Pike is slowly but surely taking shape as a landmark which we will know and become fond of over the next several decades. Here is a view of the motel from the top of Cemetery Hill in Evergreen Cemetery. Th[...]
Here is a panorama from southeast corner of the observation tower on Oak Ridge taken on February 3, 2009. On the left the camera is pointing to the northeast and on the right of the view the camera is pointing to the southwest. For a larger view, [...]
The Gettysburg Electric Trolley ran through the area of Rose’s Wheatfield. The Stony Hill/Loop area is in the left background. The Wheatfield is in the right background. Brooke Avenue is at the camera position running towards the trolley. This[...]
The Farnsworth House was known as the Sweney House at the time of the battle. It is located at the corner of Baltimore and South Streets. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:15 PM on Wednesday, January 21, 2008. On Christmas Ev[...]
In Video #10 (Videos 1-9 were covered in our first two posts about Camp Letterman) we have returned to the wayside exhibits at the northeast corner of the Giant Store parking lot. Licensed Battlefield Guide Phil Lechak begins today’s post by w[...]
The John Winebrenner House, located at 404 Baltimore Street, is one of the more controversial houses regarding battle damage in Gettysburg. It has some battle damage, but is all of it real, or was some of it contrived? This view was taken facing n[...]
Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is bringing the trolley south along the Emmitsburg Road towards the Peach Orchard. The red barn of the Alexander Spangler Farm is on the far left. The Joseph Sherfy Farm buildings are above Rich’s hand. The[...]
The Louisiana State Monument is located on Seminary Ridge to very generally represent a position of the Washington Artillery of New Orleans. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 9:00 AM on Wednesday, January 28, 2009. This week[...]