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Observation Towers Close for Preservation Work

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The West Confederate Avenue observation tower.

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News Release Date: October 26, 2023
Contact: Jason Martz

Gettysburg National Military Park announces temporary closures of the Warfield (Longstreet) and Culps Hill observation towers. The closures are necessary to facilitate the removal of flagpoles atop both towers due to safety concerns. Full closures of the two towers, adjacent parking areas and road access will begin at sunset on Sunday, October 29 and will tentatively end at sunrise on Wednesday, November 1.

Restoration of the removed flagpoles will be performed in coordination with a future preservation project. All three towers, including the Oak Ridge observation tower, were built between 1895 and 1896 when Gettysburg National Military Park was administered by the United States War Department between 1895 and 1933.
 

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