Preservation project at Gettysburg’s Eternal Light Peace Memorial begins today

Date: September 6, 2016
Contact: Katie Lawhon, [phone]

National Park Service

Gettysburg, Pa. (September 5, 2016) –Beginning today, September 6,the Eternal Light Peace Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park will close for a months-long preservation project. National Park Service preservation experts from the Historic Preservation Training Center will dismantle and reset all plaza stones, granite capping stones, stairs, and flagstone walkways;selective repointing of the memorial shaft;and cleaning of all masonry on the monument and its bronze urn.

During the majority of the work, the gas flame will continue to burn, with some planned outages.

Park visitors may continue to park at the Peace Light but the area immediately surrounding the memorial will be closed through the rest of 2016.

The memorial was dedicated in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 75^th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg. For more information please contact 717/ 334-1124, or visit www.nps.gov/gett.  

Gettysburg National Military Park is a unit of the National Park Service that preserves and protects the resources associated with the Battle of Gettysburg and the Soldiers' National Cemetery, and provides an understanding of the events that occurred there within the context of American history.