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  2. Remembrance Day at the Gettysburg Battlefield - Wikipedia

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    Associated events. A number of affiliated events are held in conjunction with Remembrance Day, including a costume ball the prior Friday evening, a "Remembrance Illumination" of Gettysburg National Cemetery graves, a fundraiser at the Gettysburg Cyclorama, a Citizenship Ceremony, and other events promote tourism to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

  3. Eisenhower National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Eternal Light Peace Memorial - Wikipedia

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    Park Scenes (nps.gov) The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument dedicated on July 3, 1938, commemorating the 1913 Gettysburg reunion for the 50th anniversary of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1913. The natural gas flame in a one-ton bronze urn is atop a tower on a stone pedestrian terrace with views ...

  5. May 13, 2024 at 3:42 PM. The National Park Service is leasing the historic Michael Bushman and John Slyder houses on Gettysburg battlefield for overnight stays starting on May 24. “Our visitors ...

  6. Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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    Claimed origins The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier A variety of cities and people have claimed origination of Memorial Day. In some such cases, the claims relate to documented events, occurring before or after the Civil War. Others may stem from general traditions of decorating soldiers' graves with flowers, rather than specific events leading to the national proclamation. Soldiers' graves were ...

  7. Gettysburg National Military Park - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Gettysburg Battlefield - Wikipedia

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    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 [G 1] at Knoxlyn Ridge [1] on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east.

  9. Pride 2024 celebrations across Central PA: Here's when ... - AOL

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    Pride Festival of Central PA : July 27. Pride Festival of Central PA will be held at Soldiers Grove near the state Capitol, Harrisburg, 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Daniel Larlham Jr. is a reporter for the ...

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