Though the Cyclorama building still stands, a number of issues hang in the balance about what will happen to the structure and to its adjacent parking lot. This view was taken facing east at approximately 3:00 PM on Saturday, July 17, 2010. The Get[...]
This non-historic structure, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s will soon have running water again. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 3:00 PM on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. We previously covered the decis[...]
The Pender Tree, located on the east side of Seminary Ridge’s West Confederate Avenue, was struck by lightning sometime during the last two weeks of August. The lightning struck the lightning rod at the top of the tree, ran down the cable and[...]
Brigadier General John White Geary (1819-1873) commanded the Second Division of the Twelfth Corps at Gettysburg. This of painting by J. M. Boundy, is courtesy of the State Museum of Pennsylvania, and was painted circa 1867. In today’s Gettysbu[...]
William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was the twenty-seventh President of the United States and the and the tenth Chief Justice of the United States’ Supreme Court. He visted Gettysburg a couple of times, including Memorial Day in 1909. The purpose [...]
On the left the camera is pointed northeast. On the right, the camera is pointed southwest. On the other (southwest) side of the cannon is the red Alexander Spangler barn. This view was taken at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, September 3, 2010. Fo[...]
This view was taken at approximately 4:30 PM on Friday, September 3, 2010. On the left we are looking to the north. On the right we are looking to the south. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG version, click [...]
Looking out from the woods where tree cutting has started next to the McMillan orchard. The trees the photographer is surrounded by will be removed. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:00 PM on Friday, August 20, 2010. The McMillan [...]
The roof of the Codori Barn on the Emmitsburg Road is being re-shingled. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 1:20 PM on Friday, August 27, 2010. The Codori Barn has been surrounded by scaffolding this summer as it undergoes restor[...]
Lieutenant Colonel Rufus Dawes (1838-1899) of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was born on the 4th of July in Marietta, Ohio. He graduated from Marietta College in 1860, and was working in Wisconsin when the Civil War began. He was elected Captai[...]