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International Village (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) International Village was a small amusement park, shopping, dining and entertainment center located on the south side of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It operated from 1970 to 1980. An apartment complex now stands where the park once was.
The Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center is a Gettysburg National Military Park facility, with a museum about the American Civil War, the 1884 Gettysburg Cyclorama, and the tour center for licensed Battlefield Guides and for buses to see the Gettysburg Battlefield and Eisenhower National Historic Site . The museum displays artifacts, including ...
Union. During the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 2, 1863) Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee attempted to capitalize on his first day's accomplishments. His Army of Northern Virginia launched multiple attacks on the flanks of the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade. The assaults were unsuccessful, and ...
Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the home and farm of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, and its surrounding property of 690.5 acres (279.4 ha). It is located in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, just outside Gettysburg. Purchased by then- General Eisenhower and his wife Mamie in 1950, the ...
Pine Grove Furnace State Park is a protected Pennsylvania area that includes Laurel and Fuller Lakes in Cooke Township of Cumberland County.The Park accommodates various outdoor recreation activities, protects the remains of the Pine Grove Iron Works (1764), and was the site of Laurel Forge (1830), Pine Grove Park (1880s), and a brick plant (1892).
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.Locations of military engagements extend from the 4-acre (1.6 ha) site of the first shot taken by Nathaniel Jackson played by Rod Wise at Knoxlyn Ridge on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east.
October 15, 1966. The Gettysburg National Military Park protects and interprets the landscape of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought over three days between July 1 and July 3, 1863, during the American Civil War. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the park is managed by the National Park Service.
Culp's Hill Observation Tower, a 60 ft (18 m) Cope tower southeast of the borough of Gettysburg. Cyclorama Building observation deck, a closed Zeigler's Grove visitor site for viewing Cemetery Ridge and the field of Pickett's Charge. Eternal Light Peace Memorial, a memorial structure with an elevated platform for viewing the battlefield.