Category Archives: Gettysburg cannon

Down Memory Lane at Gettysburg

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

On February 11, 1895, federal legislation created Gettysburg National Military Park.  Yes, the park was created before there even was a “National Park Service”(created 21 years later in 1916).  In fact one of the reasons I think the Gettysburg battlefield … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Posted on December 24, 2014 by

First the good: Earlier this month Gettysburg National Military Park was honored when the head of our monument preservation team received a national award for excellence for the care of monuments, cannon, plaques, fences, headstones and signs. All the monuments … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenery: Gettysburg’s Cannon Shop

Posted on October 23, 2014 by

In an out-of-the-way industrial building in Gettysburg, National Park Service preservation workers grind it out, day after day. Literally. This blog post explores Gettysburg National Military Park’s cannon carriage restoration shop. More than 1300 monuments mark the fields at Gettysburg … Continue reading →

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