Gettysburg National Cemetery

Let the games begin. With the passing of legislation on Wednesday that legalizes table games at Pennsylvania casinos, Gettysburg businessman David LeVan said he will apply for the state's lone remaining Category 3 resort license in hopes of using it to convert a Gettysburg-area hotel into a casino  

Civil War buffs will have lots of history to bone up on in the coming weeks as rangers from Gettysburg National Military Park discuss everything from weapons of battle to Lee's retreat during the park's winter lecture series. read more  

Public record Police Log STATE POLICE/GETTYSBURG DEC. 31 11:05 p.m. Anthony Easter, 40, of Gettysburg was expected to be under the influence of alcohol while driving and was taken into custody when he resisted arrest after crashing his car.  

Mr. David Wills was the principal person behind the establishment of the Soldier’s National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. For the dedication of the cemetery Mr. Wills asked Edward Everett to give the principal speech at the ceremony. Mr. Everett was...  

Officials have shut down the intersection of Blackstone and Gettysburg. Homes and businesses nearby have been evacuated as a precaution. Officials say an accident involving a car crashing into Don Pepe's Taqueria caused the gas leak.  

Gettysburg Address Remembered Thursday, November 19, 2009 - The Civil War by Martha M. Boltz Today is the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, delivered at the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA on November 19, 1863. The assembly had just heard a speech by noted orator Edward Everett, who spoke for two and one-half hours, using 13,607 words. Quite honestly, today there are perhaps a handful of people who can remember any...  

The following is a repost of an April, 2007 post here.  It is relevant today.  "How Gettysburg Escaped the Casino" The Pennsylvania Gambling Control Board [PGCB] released their reasoning on how they arrived at their selections for granting licenses to applicants last December, and relevant to the Gettysburg area is why that application failed. The selections for winning bids awarded licenses  

December 18, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — "Maybe it's the recession. Or the perilous state of the war in Afghanistan. Or the growing sense that other nations -- China, India, Brazil -- are rising at a clip we can't match. Suddenly, though, doubts are surfacing about whether our political system can handle the challenges that confront the United States," writes Lee Hamilton, veteran statesman and 1952 graduate of DePauw University, in a newspaper...  

© BIGDOG3c via Flickr This November 19th, the 146th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, will be honored with many events in Gettysburg. The day, also known as Dedication Day, will begin with a 9:30 a.m. wreath laying ceremony at the Soldiers' National Monument. Wreaths will be laid by Pennsylvania's Governor, Edward G. Rendell, actor Richard Dreyfuss, Brion FitzGerald, the Acting Superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park, and...  

As mentioned by The Chronicle of Higher Education, historical scholarship has taken on a whole new form. A group is now tweeting famous historical events as though they were occurring in real time today. They began with the Battle of Gettysburg.So, is historical tweeting a valuable teaching tool, or is it just an unusual way of using Twitter?Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat  

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In our fifth Arlington post we showed the graves of Lieutenant James Stewart of Battery B, 4th U.S., Colonel William Dudley of the 19th Indiana Infantry, Sergeant Frederick Fuger of Cushing's Battery, and Colonel John Ramsey of the 8th ...  

Sarah Hoffman, a graduate of Gettysburg High School who now attends Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, is surrounded by some of the children she met on a recent trip to Kenya. While in the African nation with her aunt, who is a doctor, she ...  

New York Daily NewsFrom Peaceful Gettysburg to the Battlefield of IraqNew York Times“Return to Duty” begins with Mr. Conklin, who grew up in Gettysburg, Pa., enjoying some last moments with his parents and siblings there. “If I'm pregnant, ...TV Previews: Hank Stuever on 'Return to Duty' and 'Secrets of the Dead'Washington PostConklin's 'Real World' is back in IraqNew York Daily News'Return to Duty': Brooklyn's Ryan Conklin in...  

Alfred Lord Tennyson became Poet Laureate and remained so for 42 years (1850) President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at a military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, PA - one of the greatest speeches in American history delivered in fewer than 300 words, over two to three minutes (1863) Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he met with Israeli prime minister...