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November 27, 1967 (200 Eisenhower Farm Lane, near Gettysburg: Cumberland Township: 11: Fairfield Historic District: Fairfield Historic District: May 18, 2000
The Brian Farm [3] [6] is an American Civil War area of the Gettysburg Battlefield used during the Pickett's Charge. On January 23, 2004, the farm's buildings, Boundary Stone Wall, and ID tablet were designated historic district contributing structures [ 7 ] after the tract was used for the 1918 Camp Colt [ 8 ] and other postwar camps .
The home memorialized on the reverse of the 1990 Eisenhower Centennial silver dollar. Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the home and farm of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, and its surrounding property of 690.5 acres (279.4 ha).
The first resort, the Chehalis Thousand Trails location was first begun on 640 acres (260 ha) [3] and by the late 1970s, contained a pool and lodge. As of 2007, the campground is part of a nature reserve and contains 3,000 camp sites, a 100 foot (30 metres) Slip 'N Slide, and an open area known as Roy Rogers' Field, named in honor of the company's first spokesperson.
The Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District is a district of contributing properties and over 1000 historic contributing structures and 315 historic buildings, located in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 1975. [ 7 ]
On November 19, 1963, a parade and ceremony was held in Gettysburg commemorating the centennial of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, given less than five months after the Battle of Gettysburg. The actor, Raymond Massey , playing the role of President Lincoln, arrived by 1860s period steam train at the Gettysburg station.
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After moving back to Gettysburg in 1856, attorney Edward McPherson inherited a farm in 1858 [citation needed] which had 66.5 acres (26.9 ha) by 1863. [13] On June 30, 1863, John Buford 's Union cavalry camped 400 yd (370 m) east of the ridge prior to the Battle of Gettysburg.