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Special Event

Camp Colt Walking Tour

Fee:

Free.

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Location:

Program will meet at the Gettysburg National Cemetery Parking Lot, Auto Tour Stop 16 on the Gettysburg National Military Park Auto Tour

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Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Time:

3:30 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Guided Tour

Talk

Walk

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Description

Join a park ranger for a free, ranger-guided walking tour exploring the grounds of Camp Colt, Gettysburg's World War I tank training camp.

As part of Eisenhower National Historic Site's 2025 World War I Weekend, visitors are invited for this special opportunity to visit the grounds where Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower trained soldiers in 1918 as part of the birth of American tank warfare during World War I. 

This program will meet at the Gettysburg National Cemetery Parking lot, Auto Tour Stop 16 on the Gettysburg National Military Park Auto Tour. 

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Reservation or Registration: No

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Contact Information

Dan Vermilya
717-253-5971
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Image Gallery

A black and white photograph of a soldier walking across a road with tents and barracks in the backg

Gettysburg's Camp Colt in 1918
NPS Photo