Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Eisenhower (Farm) #AtoZChallenge #WordlessWednesday

Dwight Eisenhower was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War II, with a rank of five star general and later became the 34th President of the United States.

Eisenhower and his wife Mamie owned a farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the Gettysburg Civil War battlefield, which he donated to the National Park Service in 1967.  Eisenhower used this land as a weekend retreat as President, and met with various foreign leaders here.

Usually, several buildings on the farm are open to the public, but, due to the pandemic, they are closed.  However, on a recent visit to Gettysburg, we were able to walk the grounds. 

This plaque explains the former President's skill in farming.

The Eisenhower residence.  When you walk the grounds, you realize you are walking in the footsteps of history.

One of the outbuildings.

I found out recently that the property has a view of South Mountain, which also has Civil War significance. (This link leads to an interview with an author of a book written about the battle, in case that interests you.)

The National Park Service hopes to reopen the Eisenhower site buildings this spring, at which time visitors will no longer be able to drive directly to the site, and the fee will be restored.

"E" day for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.

Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday.

16 comments:

  1. Interesting post. Thank you for these information.
    History is everywhere around us!
    Happy WW and a fine week!

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  2. I've visited Gettysburg, but totally missed seeing the farm.

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  3. ...now he was a REAL Republican!

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  4. I SO love history and visiting significant historic sites. Love the brush with the past!

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  5. I would love to see this in person. Beautiful and so much history.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  6. Nice post and quite interesting too :-)

    Have a historytastic week 👍

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  7. I missed this when I visited Gettysburg and when I lived on in Virginia and drove through PA often. Have bucket-listed it. Thanks!

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  8. We visited Gettysburg but didn’t have time to go to the Eisenhower farm. I hope to get there eventually

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  9. Lovely photos and post ~ fascinating history ~ thanks, Xo


    Wishing you love and laughter in your days,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  10. So interesting. Had no idea Eisenhower owned a house in Gettysburg. Thank you for sharing.

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  11. You are much more interested in historic sites than I am. I do enjoy your photos, even if I'd skip the places myself!

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  12. Great photos! For some reason, this made me feel that the leaders/politicians of that era focused on the things that really mattered, regardless of their political affiliations. Nothing fake or flashy about them.

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  13. Rather stark place, but that's what makes it so interesting.

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  14. I know exactly what you mean when you say that you feel like you're walking in the footsteps of history, I felt the exact same way walking the Freedom Trail in Boston.

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  15. I had no idea that existed. Cool.

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