Topic: Gettysburg
On this day in 1863, now seven score and seven years ago, President Abraham Lincoln went to the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsyvlania. Four-and-a-half months earlier, the Union armies had delivered a crushing blow to the Southern forces in ...
Recently, I received a packet in the mail from the National Parks Conservation Association or NPCA. In the packet was a letter that indicated that in 2016, the National Park Service will be celebrating its 100th birthday. In September, 2006, at the ...
I live in Eastern Pa. As many of you know we have some very large names here in our tourism industry such as ?Hershey Park & We have some really great lesser known attractions in our area that are sure to please, ...
Pennsylvania, the 33rd largest state of the Unites States, also known as Keystone State and Quaker State, has plenty of things to offer its visitors. And even though it is difficult to put Pennsylvania on Philadelphia (or Philly, that?s how many of ...
From extensive outdoor space for your little naturalists to historic cities like Philadelphia and Gettysburg where kids can learn about our nation's history to theme park and entertainment vacations for roller-coaster enthusiasts, Pennsylvania has a lot to offer. Pack your snacks and ...
Casino proposed near Gettysburg battlefield divides townspeople in an old American resortThe town where the Civil War's tide-turning battle was waged is fighting dissension in its own ranks, with even hard-core preservationists split over a proposed casino that would rise near the ...
Modern architecture fans win round against Civil War buffs in fight over Gettysburg buildingLovers of modern architecture have won a round in their fight to preserve a half-century-old building at Gettysburg despite efforts by the Civil War purists to demolish the structure ...
Engaging and teaching elementary school age kids about history can be a challenge. Use entertainment media to engage the kids. Peanuts - This is America, Charlie Brown (American History, animated for 5 and older *Very hard to find) Liberty's Kids (American History, ...
Gettysburg park chief being transferred because he used work computer to view sexual imagesThe superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park told a newspaper he is being reassigned because U.S. Interior Department investigators discovered that he used his federal computer to view sexually ...
Adams, county, southern Pennsylvania, U.S., mostly consisting of a piedmont region bordered by Maryland to the south and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west and north. Parklands include parts of Caledonia State Park and Michaux State Forest, as well as Gettysburg ...
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