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Eisenhower National Historic Site
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Eisenhower National Historic Site
250 Eisenhower Farm Lane
Gettysburg, PA 17325

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Eisenhower on West Point football team  

Did You Know?
While a member of the West Point football team in 1912, Cadet Dwight Eisenhower played linebacker against the legendary Jim Thorpe of the Carlisle Indian School. Recalling Eisenhower’s performance years later, Thorpe remarked, “Good Linebacker!”

Last Updated: July 30, 2006 at 16:16 EST