Woodrow Wilson during the Great Reunion
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Former President Woodrow Wilson speaks to veterans and guests in the Great Tent during the Great Reunion in Gettysburg. When Woodrow Wilson was […]
Adams County Remembered
Victor “Swifty” Palmer
Photo & Story Submitted by Tim Weikert Tim Weikert is a lifelong resident of Gettysburg and landscape photographer, focusing on Gettysburg, Adams County, and the surrounding area. His work can
The Danner Museum
Adams County Remembered Joel Albertus Danner (son of Joel B. Danner) was just 16 when he witnessed the battle that came to his hometown. He picked up relics from the field
Helen Longstreet
The equestrian monument to Gen. James Longstreet on the Gettysburg battlefield is not where or what was originally planned. On July 2, 1941, Helen Longstreet, widow of Gen. James Longstreet
Union Gen. George Meade Headquarters
Lydia Leister, widow of James and mother of five children, bought a small farm along Taneytown Road in 1861 that would become a famous landmark during the Battle of Gettysburg
The Wagon Hotel
The Wagon Hotel (later called the Battlefield Hotel), shown circa 1886, stood at the corner of Baltimore Street and Emmitsburg Road. It was a popular place to stay for returning