Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing in front of the Pennsylvania State Memorial which features the Bucktails fight on McPherson’s Ridge on July 1, 1863. This view was taken facing east at approximately 3:45 PM on Sund[...]
The seventh day of cutting was the final day of cutting around the West End Guide Station on McPherson’s Ridge. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. After seven days of cutting, the National Pa[...]
It appears that two trees will be left standing by the West End Guide Station after the rest of the trees on the half acre have been removed. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:30 PM on Monday, March 8, 2010. The National Park Ser[...]
Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. This view was taken at approximately 7:40 AM on Saturday, March 6, 2010. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG version, click here. I[...]
This view was taken at approximately 9:10 AM on Sunday, February 28, 2010. On the left we are looking to the southwest. On the right we are looking toward the northeast. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG ver[...]
The tree is not a “witness tree,” it’s approximately 80 years old, or around the same age as the West End Guide Station, shown in the background above the tree. The McPherson Barn is in the right background. This view was taken f[...]
Progress continues on the tree removal around the West End Guide Station on the west arm of McPherson’s Ridge. The equestrian statue to Major General John F. Reynolds is in the right background. We are standing near McPherson’s Woods a[...]
Despite a little bit of wet weather, the National Park Service contractor continued to cut trees around the West End Guide Station. We are looking “up” Stone Avenue. The trees being removed around the West End Guide Station are in the [...]
One of the best views to appreciate the amount of trees that have been removed from around the West End Guide Station is from the edge of McPherson’s/Reynolds’/Herbst’s Woods. We are positioned near the monument to the 7th Wiscon[...]
Yesterday a contractor for the National Park Service began to remove the trees behind (south of) the West End Guide Station located on West McPherson’s Ridge and along the Chambersburg Pike (US 30). The purpose is to restore the battlefield [...]