Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg

Name: Eisenhower National Historic Site
Address: 250 Eisenhower Farm Rd, Gettysburg, 17325-7108, United States
Telephone: +1 717-338-9114

#22 among attractions in Gettysburg

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Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg

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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. It is located in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, just outside Gettysburg. Purchased by then-General Eisenhower and his wife Mamie in 1950, the farm served as a weekend retreat for the President and a meeting place for world leaders, and became the Eisenhowers' home after they left the White House in 1961. ()

Visitors per year: 61.2 thous.Coordinates: 39°47'45"N, 77°15'54"W

Address

250 Eisenhower Farm RdGettysburg 17325-7108 United States

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+1 717-338-9114

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Day trips

Eisenhower National Historic Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rose Woods, Devil's Den, Alabama State Monument, Pitzer Woods.

1.1 miE
Forest
Rose Woods, Gettysburg
28 min walk • Rose Woods is a Gettysburg Battlefield forested area that is an American Civil War site of the battle's Hood's Assault, McLaws' Assault, and McCandless' Advance.
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Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Devil's Den, Gettysburg
32 min walk • Devil's Den is a boulder-strewn hill on the south end of Houck's Ridge at Gettysburg Battlefield, once used by artillery and infantry on the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
0.9 miSE
Monuments and statues
Alabama State Monument, Gettysburg
22 min walk • The Alabama State Monument, also known as the Alabama State Memorial, is an Alabama memorial in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the state's Confederate units that took part in the Battle of Gettysburg. It is located in an area that was occupied by Evander M.
1.3 miN
Forest
Pitzer Woods, Gettysburg
33 min walk • Pitzer Woods is a Gettysburg Battlefield site used for Gettysburg Battlefield camps after the American Civil War such as the 1933–37 Camp Renaissance Civilian Conservation Corps camp.
0.6 miW
Bridge
Sachs Covered Bridge, Gettysburg
16 min walk • The Sachs Covered Bridge, also known as Sauck's Covered Bridge and Waterworks Covered Bridge, is a 100-foot, Town truss covered bridge over Marsh Creek between Cumberland and Freedom Townships, Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
1.3 miNE
Forest
Spangler Woods, Gettysburg
34 min walk • Spangler Woods is a Gettysburg Battlefield location used during the Battle of Gettysburg and is near the Virginia Monument. On July 2, 1863, Garnett's Brigade bivouacked on the border of the woods.