Today a contractor for the National Park Service is scheduled to remove the trees to the left of (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 b[...]
This view was taken at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. On the left we are looking to the north. On the right we are looking to the south. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG version, cli[...]
Our February panorama from the Longstreet tower. On the left side we are looking north, and on the right side we are looking southeast. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (23.0 MB) here. This vie[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr has reached the end of Miles Drive in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. On the left is the white cross monument to Dr. Jonathan Letterman. The mausoleum in the background contains the remains[...]
A model of the car in which President Kennedy was riding on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. More importantly, the keys shown were in the vehicle when the President was assassinated. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 5:45 PM[...]
Taken on February 24th, 2008, this was the first photograph posted to the Gettysburg Daily for a post on the “old” Gettysburg Visitor Center and Cyclorama. We would later document the Electric Map Visitor Center’s demolition and re[...]
Doubleday Avenue is located on Oak Ridge, a northern extension of Seminary Ridge. We took a walk down it before it was reopened to traffic. The monuments shown from left to right are to: 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Eternal Light Peace Memorial (i[...]
The original (1880s) monument/marker to Company D of the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The monument/marker was located at the intersection of Middle Street (Hagerstown/Fairfield Road) and West Confederate Avenue. This view, courtesy of Ric[...]
Big Round Top is on the left, and Benner’s Hill is on the right in this view. This Culp’s Hill Tower Panorama was taken from southwest to northeast at approximately 11:40 AM on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Today we have another panoramic update [...]
On the left the camera is pointing to the southeast and on the right of the view the camera is pointing to the northwest. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (41.9 MB) here. This view was taken at[...]