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Monterey Pass Battlefield Park and Museum in Franklin County
If you’re looking for information about visiting Monterey Pass Battlefield Park and Museum in Franklin County, you’re in the right place!. Located on 125 acres rich in both natural beauty and historical significance, Monterey Pass Battlefield Park and Museum preserves the site of Pennsylvania’s second-largest Civil War battle.
Delegation from Gettysburg’s Japanese Sister City visits Gettysburg
Officials from Gettysburg’s sister city, Sekigahara (seck-ee-GUH-hahr-uh), Japan, spent time this week visiting with officials from the National Park Service, Gettyburg Borough, and economic development and tourism agencies in a cultural exchange of ideas and programs. The team is working toward a World Battlefield Summit planned for late 2025...
Basil Biggs Program August 3
The Gettysburg Foundation is pleased to host local historian Jean Howard Green for a special after-hour program on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, from 6 until 7 p.m. at the Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station, home of Ticket to the Past–Unforgettable Journeys virtual reality experience. Tickets are required in advance for Green’s presentation “Basil Biggs and Excerpts of the Black Community in Gettysburg,” which will take place under the covered pavilion of the historic station.
Franklin County cuts deal to OK Transource power-line project
An electricity transmission line in Franklin County that has faced opposition since 2018 got a green light from the county. Franklin County commissioners, who had opposed the project, struck a $9 million deal to allow Transource to build the line. According to the settlement, upon completion of the Independence Energy...
Red Knights Visit National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Gettysburg, PA hosted Bike Week with various events scheduled for the thousands of participants from the United States and Canada. A number of attendees are members of various Red Knights chapters who visited the National Fire Academy campus recently to pay their respects to their fallen brothers and sisters at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and the 9-11 To Lift a Nation memorial honoring our commitment to never forget.
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