Eisenhower National Historic Site

Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the home and farm of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, and its surrounding property of 690.5 acres.

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Type: Park
Description: house
Also known as: “EISE”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Big Round Top and Gettysburg National Cemetery.

Big Round Top

Peak

Big Round Top is a boulder-strewn hill notable as the topographic high point of the Gettysburg Battlefield and for 1863 American Civil War engagements for which Medals of Honor were awarded.

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Cemetery

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Gettysburg National Cemetery, originally called Soldiers' National Cemetery, is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Gettysburg National Cemetery is situated 2½ miles northeast of Eisenhower National Historic Site.

Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg

Monument

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The Pennsylvania State Memorial is a monument in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg is situated 2 miles northeast of Eisenhower National Historic Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Devil’s Den and Little Round Top.

Devil’s Den

Locality

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Devil's Den is a boulder-strewn hill on the south end of Houck's Ridge at Gettysburg Battlefield, used by artillery and sharpshooters on the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.

Little Round Top

Locality

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Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—the companion to the adjacent, taller hill named Big Round Top. It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War. Little Round Top is situated 1½ miles east of Eisenhower National Historic Site.

Round Top

Hamlet

Round Top is a populated place in Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, near Little Round Top. It is notable for two Battle of Gettysburg hospitals, the 1884 Round Top Station, and several battlefield commemorative era attractions such as Round Top Park and the Round Top Museum. Round Top is situated 2 miles east of Eisenhower National Historic Site.

Eisenhower National Historic Site

Category: National Historic Site
Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.79577° or 39° 47′ 45″ north

Longitude

-77.26508° or 77° 15′ 54″ west

Elevation

505 feet (154 metres)

Open location code

87F4QPWM+8X

GeoNames ID

4557763

Wikidata ID

Q958404

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Eisenhower National Historic Site” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Eisenhower National Historic Site”
Dutch: “Eisenhower National Historic Site”
French: “Eisenhower National Historic Site”
German: “Eisenhower National Historic Site”
Vietnamese: “Địa danh Lịch sử Quốc gia Eisenhower”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sedgwick and Black Horse Tavern.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sauck’s Covered Bridge and Battlefield heliport.

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