The 19’9″ foot tall statue of Abraham Lincoln was created by the Massachusetts sculptor, Daniel Chester French. It is also 19 feet wide. The original statue was supposed to be twelve feet tall, but it was felt that it would have been [...]
The white stenciling around the red bricks on the west side of Gettysburg’s David Wills House is now complete, and shutters have made their appearance on the first floor. The painter’s lift has also disappeared. This view was taken fa[...]
The Borough office building was first built as the Adams County jail, and was home of the Adams County Library from 1949 until 1992. This building was constructed after the previous Adams County Jail caught on fire and killed two prisoners on Jan[...]
The Show Barn at Eisenhower National Historic Site sits on the highest point of Farm #2. It was built in 1956 for $30,000. To give one an idea of how expensive that was, Farm #2, which consisted of 124 acres, a farm house, a chicken house, and a b[...]
New vehicle traffic patterns are being implemented and discussed at the new visitor center. It’s been a while since we’ve documented the changes, so we’ll try to catch you up today. We’ll begin with the bus or group drop-[...]
Our fifth panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. The purpose of this post is to give those not able to be here an idea of the change of seasons from one of the most popular locations on the Gettysburg Battlefield. Approxim[...]
The white stenciling around the red bricks on the west side of Gettysburg’s David Wills House is progressing very well, and might be finished by next week. This view was taken from the west facing east at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, Oc[...]
Here is a map of the Confederate earthworks on Seminary Ridge. We have marked the earthworks in brown. This map was created from the south facing north at approximately 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 30, 2008. Some of the best known earthworks not r[...]
From the Pennsylvania monument, we show the earthworks that have been exposed by the tree cutting with a red line. We measured the earthworks to be approximately 130 yards long. The Pennsylvania Monument Restroom is to the left of the white car. T[...]
The white stenciling around the red bricks on the west side of Gettysburg’s David Wills House is progressing well, despite the recently inclement weather. This view was taken from the west facing east at approximately 4:45 PM on Tuesday, Oc[...]