Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Gettysburg, Adams County, dedicated 1994.

157 N. Washington St., Gettysburg

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The future President of the U.S., General of the Army, and Supreme Commander in Europe in WWII lived in this house with his wife Mamie and infant son Icky in the spring and summer of 1918. An Army captain, he was then commanding Camp Colt at Gettysburg.

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Historical maps covering this location

1876 · Battle Field of Gettysburg, First Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) (Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division)
1895 · Route, Gettysburg campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1908 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1924 · 01 - Gettysburg Adams County Pennsylvania, July 1924 (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)
1924 · GMA_SA_05 (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)

Route, Gettysburg campaign, 1895, covering the location of Dwight D. Eisenhower, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Route, Gettysburg campaign, 1895, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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