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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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
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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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“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”
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Highlights include Sauck’s Covered Bridge and Battlefield heliport.
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