The tree is not a “witness tree,” it’s approximately 80 years old, or around the same age as the West End Guide Station, shown in the background above the tree. The McPherson Barn is in the right background. This view was taken f[...]
Progress continues on the tree removal around the West End Guide Station on the west arm of McPherson’s Ridge. The equestrian statue to Major General John F. Reynolds is in the right background. We are standing near McPherson’s Woods a[...]
Despite a little bit of wet weather, the National Park Service contractor continued to cut trees around the West End Guide Station. We are looking “up” Stone Avenue. The trees being removed around the West End Guide Station are in the [...]
One of the best views to appreciate the amount of trees that have been removed from around the West End Guide Station is from the edge of McPherson’s/Reynolds’/Herbst’s Woods. We are positioned near the monument to the 7th Wiscon[...]
Yesterday a contractor for the National Park Service began to remove the trees behind (south of) the West End Guide Station located on West McPherson’s Ridge and along the Chambersburg Pike (US 30). The purpose is to restore the battlefield [...]
Today a contractor for the National Park Service is scheduled to remove the trees to the left of (south of) the West End Guide Station located on West McPherson’s Ridge and along the Chambersburg Pike (US 30). The purpose is to restore the b[...]
This view was taken at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, February 24, 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, cli[...]
Our February panorama from the Longstreet tower. On the left side we are looking north, and on the right side we are looking southeast. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (23.0 MB) here. This vie[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr has reached the end of Miles Drive in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. On the left is the white cross monument to Dr. Jonathan Letterman. The mausoleum in the background contains the remains[...]
A model of the car in which President Kennedy was riding on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. More importantly, the keys shown were in the vehicle when the President was assassinated. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 5:45 PM[...]