The McClellan House, better known as the Jennie Wade House, is located at 528 Baltimore Street on the east side of the street. The Holiday Inn is on the left, and the distinctive Cemetery Hill blue/green water tank is in the right background. This[...]
President John F. Kennedy visited Gettysburg National Military Park on Sunday, March 31, 1963. In this photograph we see the President at Hazlett’s Battery on Little Round Top. From left to right are Paul Fay III leaning on the left wheel of t[...]
Instead of doing another post on the Comfort Suites Motel on the Baltimore Pike from Evergreen Cemetery, we decided to show what it looks like from inside the boundaries of Gettysburg National Military Park. This view is from Stevens’ Knoll [...]
At the base of the Virginia Monument are figures representing the occupations of those who became Confederate soldiers from the Old Dominion. This view was taken facing west at approximately 8:00 AM on Monday, March 2, 2009. On Monday, March 2, 20[...]
The entrance to the Wills Parlor is west of the Entrance Foyer. To the right of the door is an exhibit. These exhibits are spread throughout the house. This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:15 PM on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. We co[...]
The construction fences on the west side of the Cyclorama building come out to Hancock Avenue in an area north of the Bryan House. Visitors walking south in this area are forced from the sidewalk to the left onto Hancock Avenue. They must then wal[...]
Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. This view was taken at approximately 8:00 AM on Saturday, February 22, 2009. The purpose of our weekly panorama from Little Round Top is to give those unable to be here an [...]
Construction Fences have arrived at the old Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Centers. Here is a view of the rear (west side) of the Electric Map Visitor Center. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 5:00 PM on Thursday, F[...]
President John F. Kennedy visited Gettysburg National Military Park on Sunday, March 31, 1963. Kennedy was guided around the field by local teacher, National Park Service Historian, and Licensed Battlefield Guide Jacob M. Sheads, shown on the left o[...]
The National Park Service is restoring the Klingel House to its 1863 appearance. At the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, this house was a log structure. Small sections of the current siding have been removed to expose the logs. This view was tak[...]