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Gettysburg National Military Park
Winter Hours Begin November 1, 2009
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Date: October 15, 2009
Beginning November 1, 2009, Gettysburg National Military Park will change to its winter visiting hours, staying open to the public from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily, the National Park Service has announced. The winter visiting hours will continue through March 31, 2010. From April 1 through October 31, the park will remain open from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.
During the winter visiting hours, park-approved special events such as the annual Remembrance Illumination and park sponsored public meetings would continue to be permitted. Certain park avenues will continue to be accessible 24 hours/day for vehicular through-travel only: Buford Avenue, Doubleday Avenue, Granite Schoolhouse Road, Howard Avenue, Millerstown Road, Reynolds Avenue, Wadsworth Avenue, West Confederate Avenue, and Wheatfield Road.
Fines for Closed Area Violations are $75. For more information contact Gettysburg National Military Park at (717) 334-1124, or visit the park web site at www.nps.gov/gett.
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Did You Know?
General Daniel Sickles of New York, whose military career ended with the loss of a leg at the Battle of Gettysburg, sponsored the congressional legislation in 1895 that created Gettysburg National Military Park.
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Last Updated: October 15, 2009 at 10:17 EST |
