Gettysburg National Military Park News

When we first entered Gettysburg National Military Park we met the oh-so-famous Abraham Lincoln thanks to actor Jim Getty.

For anyone interested in learning more about this important part of American history, a visit to the park is highly recommended.

The 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry monument has been the victim of vandalism over the years and has not been restored completely.

A new statue of President Abraham Lincoln will greet visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park.

Jose Villatoro, of Ruppert s Nursery, works on the landscaping at the site of a new Abraham Lincoln statue outside the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.

Re-enactor Jim Getty brings history to life as he presents Lincoln's Gettysburg Address during a recent Dedication Day ceremony.

Don't forget to have your picture taken with Lincoln when you visit the Wills House on the town square in Gettysburg.

Mel Poole, a 30-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been named interim superintendent at Gettysburg National Military Park and will assume his duties there Nov.

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 Gettysburg, PA 17325 717/334-1124 phone 717/334-1891 fax Philadelphia, PA, November 10: National Park Service Northeast Regional Director Dennis R. Reidenbach has named Mel Poole as interim superintendent of Gettysburg National ...

This November 19th, the 146th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, will be honored with many events in Gettysburg.

Ryan Ledin last month looked at the dirt, grass and maze of rocks along Devil's Den in Pennsylvania, where Confederate sharpshooters once dug in against advancing Union Army troops during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Including the discovery of "very dated but inappropriate" images on John Latschar's computer hard drive among the findings of an Inspector General's investigation would have "significantly delayed" the release of the agency's report to the public, a Department of the Interior official has said in a written statement.

The 1864 presidential election marked the first time that New York's soldiers could vote by absentee ballot, and allegations of fraud were rampant.

In a four-sentence release, National Park Service officials announced Friday that they would conduct a national search to find a new superintendent for Gettysburg National Military Park , where former Superintendent John Latschar had come under scrutiny after sexually explicit content was found on his office computer .

The Gettysburg National Military Park museum and visitor center. The Gettysburg National Military Park superintendent says he is being transferred because investigators found that he used his federal computer to view sexually explicit images.

A year-long investigation has ended on the Superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park.

The Cape Cod National Seashore has hired Kathy Tevyaw as deputy superintendent to work with Superintendent George Price and the Seashore's senior management team in operations and planning.

Even if visitors only remember the barest of details from high school history class, there are several informational paths to take that will fill in gaps of memory and make the events of over a hundred and forty years ago a vivid and immediate occurrence.

Beginning November 1, 2009, Gettysburg National Military Park will change to its winter visiting hours, staying open to the public from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily, the National Park Service has announced.

National Park Service's New "Dawn": Propagandizing Pseudo-Science and "Civil Rights," Pandering to Blacks and Hispanics, and Deliberately Alienating Whites Two million Americans per year visit Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania, where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fought in 1863, in order to learn about the "Civil Rights" ...