Individuals from the Mid Atlantic States, New England, the Midwest, Texas, and California took the 2008 Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Test. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 10:00 AM on Saturday, December 6, 2008. This mo[...]
At least one witness tree from the well-known photograph of Union fortifications on Culp’s Hill is still standing. It is the tree with the red “W” on it. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 3:00 PM on Friday, [...]
The Quarry located at the bottom of the western arm of McPherson’s Ridge was an active quarry at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg. It is smaller in overall area than it was at the time of the battle, although the sides of the Quarry in pla[...]
Hanover Junction, York County, Pennsylvania, near Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, is located at the intersection of the Northern Central Railroad on the right of the reconstructed railroad depot, and the Hanover Branch Railroad on the left. This vie[...]
Parking Lot #3 survived the April Opening, the summer crush, and the official Grand Opening in September, all without having lined parking spaces. The lot was finally lined at the end of October, and was open with the lines approximately a month [...]
The Comfort Suites Motel on the Baltimore Pike is being constructed near the property line of Evergreen Cemetery. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 9:30 AM on Monday, December 1, 2008. Great strides have been made in attempting[...]
An artillery shell fired during the Battle of Gettysburg supposedly split this tree in two. The tree is located on the east slope of Culp’s Hill. In order to save the tree, someone placed cement in the split in an attempt to hold it togeth[...]
Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. This view was taken at approximately 7:40 AM on Saturday, November 29, 2008. The purpose of our weekly panorama from Little Round Top is to give those unable to be here an [...]
Confederate Major General Henry Heth was wounded by the tree to which this stump belongs on the afternoon of July 1, 1863. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 12:00 PM on Friday, November 28, 2008. Confederate Major-General Henry[...]
We originally found this marker while searching through the “junk pile” now exposed by the Patterson Farm tree cutting, south of the National Park Service maintenance area. This view was taken facing north at approximately 8:30 AM on S[...]