News Release

Statement from Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site on the Resumption of Full Operations

Date: January 27, 2019
Contact: Ed Wenschhof, Jr., 717-338-4401

With the enactment of the continuing resolution, staff at Gettysburg National Military Park resumed regular operations on Sunday, January 27, 2019. Eisenhower National Historic Site also resumed operations. During January and February, the Eisenhower grounds are open daily with limited onsite parking available. However, the Reception Center and the Eisenhower home are closed. Staff will prepare for a March 2019 full re-opening of the site. Please visit www.nps.gov/gett and www.nps.gov/eise for information about the parks. Park staff will be updating the web and social media sites over the next few days with visitor program information.
 
The National Park Service appreciates the support of the Gettysburg Foundation, Destination Gettysburg and all of our partners in the community who continued welcoming visitors during the past several weeks. Gettysburg and Eisenhower park employees are happy to be back at work, serving the American people and welcoming visitors to their national parks.
 
Gettysburg National Military Park preserves, protects and interprets for this and future generations the resources associated with the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War, the Soldiers' National Cemetery, and their commemorations. Learn more at www.nps.gov/gett
 
Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves and interprets the home and farms of the Eisenhower family as a fitting and enduring memorial to the life, work, and times of General Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, and to the events of far-reaching importance that occurred on the property. Learn more at www.nps.gov/eise
 
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