95 Acres Added to Gettysburg National Military Park

Another victory for historic preservation!  The land of the former Gettysburg Country Club has now been purchased and will be integrated into the park.  The land that was acquired is on the first days battlefield and includes the area around Willoughby Run where Union and Confederate troops first made contact on July 1, 1863. The area marked in yellow on the map marks the area that will be added to the park. 

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/03/26/gettysburg.park.addition/#

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