Here is a panorama from the northeast corner of the Pennsylvania Monument taken on Christmas Day, 2008. The Cyclorama Building is the light colored structure on Cemetery Hill in the center background (for the larger JPEG version click here, or you[...]
The Carrie Sheads House at 331 Buford Avenue was built by Elias Sheads (or his daughter Carrie) to be a residence, and a school for his daughter to instruct young ladies. It has 12 rooms, and during the battle of Gettysburg it served as a hospital[...]
The Farnsworth House is one of the best known stuctures in the Borough of Gettysburg. The property on which the house is located was originally owned by the Reverend Alexander Dobbin. The property is located at the corner of Baltimore Street is in[...]
The James Pierce House was constructed in 1829, and was the home of one of Gettysburg’s most prominent citizens and his family. The most famous occupant of the home was Matilda Jane “Tillie” Pierce. Her account of the battle, wr[...]
The Shriver House was restored to its 1860s appearance in 1996 and is a privately run museum. It is located at 309 Baltimore Street. The Sunday pictures in this post will show some freezing rain, and a little snow that was falling. This view was [...]
The structure at 66 West High Street and 68 West High Street has been the home to multiple Gettysburg educational institutions. It first hosted the Gettysburg Academy in 1814. Look at the tree in the middle of the picture. The black spot to the r[...]
Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. This view was taken at approximately 2:20 PM on Saturday, December 20, 2008. The purpose of our weekly panorama from Little Round Top is to give those unable to be here an [...]
Reverend Henry Louis Baugher was born in Abbottstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania on July 19, 1804. His father was a tanner and one of his grandfathers was a Lutheran minister. During his formative years Henry Louis Baugher was educated by Gettysb[...]
The Reverend Alexander Dobbin was born in Londonderry, Ireland on February 4, 1742. His father was a sailor. Dobbin studied Latin and Greek in Londonderry and eventually studied in a Presbyterian Seminary in Glasgow, Scotland. He never pastored[...]
The Nicholas Codori House, at 44 York Street, was built in 1786 and is constructed of the same brown fieldstone as is in the McPherson Barn. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:15 PM on Wednesday, December 17, 2008. The Nicholas Co[...]