The scorching reason why Gettysburg’s 163rd anniversary will look different this year

Activities for the 163rd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg this week will be moved indoors as the park prepares for ...
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Gettysburg National Military Park suspends outdoor programs for anniversary

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Gettysburg National Military Park won’t hold outdoor programs as it marks the 163rd anniversary of ...
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The 6 Best Gettysburg Tours: Ghosts & Battlefields

This ghost tour covers seven haunted hotspots in Gettysburg, including The Farnsworth House; the Jennie Wade House, named for ...

Extreme heat forces retreat for some Battle of Gettysburg commemorations

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1-3, 1863. Records show that temperatures were in the 80s with the heat index ...
The Conversation

Gettysburg tells the story of more than a battle − the military park shows what national ‘reconciliation’ looked like for decades after the Civil War

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers ...
CNN

Gettysburg National Military Park falls victim to vandalism

Vandalism has come to another US historic site, Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg National Military Park, where a pivotal battle of the Civil War was fought. A statement shared by the National Park Service on ...
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Gettysburg is being restored to 1863—but only if federal funding continues | Opinion

When was the last time you visited the Gettysburg Battlefield? If it’s been a while, things may look a bit different than what you remember. But it would actually be more familiar to those who knew it ...
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Unexploded artillery shell unearthed at Gettysburg. It may have been a case of friendly fire

Steven Brann was out Wednesday on the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania, sweeping the ground with a metal detector ahead of crews that are rehabilitating a famous part of the Civil War park.

Medal of Honor on display at Gettysburg National Military Park

Visitors to Gettysburg National Military Park will get a rare chance to see a Medal of Honor during the 163rd anniversary of ...
Time

The Surprising Reason Why the Battle of Gettysburg Took Place Where It Did

Culp's Hill, part of the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1863. Culp's Hill, part of the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1863.Library of Congress/Getty ...
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Gettysburg tells the story of more than a battle − the military park shows what national ‘reconciliation’ looked like for decades after Civil War | Opinion

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers ...