Witness Trees
Witness trees are those flora of historic landscapes that remain in place decades or even centuries after noteworthy events unfolded there. Often the...
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A Tree that Witnessed Gettysburg: Confederate Avenue
A Witness Tree is a living tree that existed during the time of a historical event. Today, Dr. Daryl Black details the witness tree on Confederate...
A Tree that Witnessed Gettysburg: Cemetery Ridge
A Witness Tree is a living tree that existed during the time of a historical event. Garry Adelman details the famous tree on Cemetery Ridge at...
Confederate Avenue Witness Tree
This witness tree is located on the left side of W. Confederate Ave, just past the "Youth Group Campground Entrance." The exact coordinates are: 39°49...
Devil's Den Witness Tree
The tree is located in Devil's Den on Sickles Ave; the coordinates are: 39.791847, -77.242639 A Witness Tree is a living tree that existed during the...
Cemetery Ridge Witness Tree
This witness tree is located on Hancock Avenue; the exact coordinates are: 39.810021, -77.236115. A Witness Tree is a living tree that existed during...
The Tree at Devil's Den that Existed During the Battle of Gettysburg
A Witness Tree is a living tree that existed during the time of a historical event. Garry Adelman details all of the day two Gettysburg actions that...
American Chestnuts on Arbor Day
The American Chestnut was almost a perfect tree, until blight killed more than three billion trees a century ago. Learn more about the organizations...
American Battlefield Trust, Daughters of the American Revolution to Create "DAR Pathway of the Patriots" Memorial Grove
(Washington, D.C.) — Dedicated, respectively, to the people and places integral to the story of our nation’s founding and independence, the Daughters...
"We suffered badly"
Nicholas Picerno, the leading expert on the 10th Maine Infantry describes the regiment's experience at the Battle of Antietam, where it fought in the...
Lost Battlefields of Atlanta
This photo essay explores the sites of the battles of Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, and Ezra Church, three key battles of the Atlanta Campaign that have...
On the Banks and Along Streams: Battlefield Preservation’s Positive Impact on Water Sources
As the main substance that supports life on earth, water has greatly benefitted from efforts to preserve America’s hallowed ground.