The 1962 addition to the “old” Visitor Center was breached on Wednesday. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Demolition of the “old” Gettysburg Visitor Center on the T[...]
Demolition began Monday on the “old” Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center or Electric Map Visitor Center. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Demolition of the “old&[...]
Dr. Charles C. Fennell received his Ph.D. in history from West Virginia University in 1992. His dissertation was titled, “The Battle of Culp’s Hill.” Dr. Fennell believes that Culp’s Hill saw some of the most important if not[...]
Our previous posts have shown the white Comfort Inn, which has really stood out next to Evergreen Cemetery. But the sides they are a changing. Instead of the white color shown on the rear and closest to the cemetery, a new, darker color has appear[...]
Our March 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 (22.6 MB) here. This view w[...]
Ties from the Gettysburg & Harrisburg Railroad are still visible at Codori Memorials on Gettysburg’s Middle Street. This view was taken facing south at approximately 3:00 PM on Sunday, February 15, 2009. The Gettysburg-Harrisburg Railroad,[...]
In Part 5 of our series on President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Gettysburg, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Richard Goedkoop presents the stop at the North Carolina State Monument. From left to right are First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Ba[...]
In our previous Wills House post we showed the controversial diorama. Today we focus on the display to its left. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:15 PM on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. We continue our tour of the interior of[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Ted Gajewski took us on a walk to Neill Avenue on Sunday. Lost Avenue, as it is also known, is one of the least visited locations at Gettysburg National Military Park. The rock walls mark the boundary of the Nat[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Ted Gajewski took us on a walk to Neill Avenue on Sunday. Lost Avenue, as it is also known, is one of the least visited locations at Gettysburg National Military Park. This view was taken facing northeast at app[...]