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Eisenhower National Historic Site – Pennsylvania

Images of Eisenhower National Historic Site – Southern Pennsylvania, taken in May 2022.

The Pennsylvania home of President Dwight David Eisenhower and his wife Mamie are preserved in the Eisenhower National Historic Site adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park.

Born in 1890, Eisenhower chose to go to West Point and pursue a military career. He served stateside during World War I but found himself promoted rapidly while serving in Europe during World War II and was eventually appointed the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces and directed the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

After retiring from the service as a five-star general, Eisenhower was elected President in 1952 and served two terms during which, among other things, he ended the Korean War, authorized the construction of US interstate highway system, established NASA, and oversees the U-2 spy plane crisis with the USSR.

In 1961 he and Mamie retire to Gettysburg, the only home they ever owned, where Eisenhower raised champion Black Angus cattle and where they lived out the rest of their lives after which the property was turned over to the National Park Service to become a National Historic Site.
The farm used for the Black Angus Cattle operation in Eisenhower NHS
The farm used for the Black Angus Cattle operation in Eisenhower NHS		 Front of the Eisenhower Home in Eisenhower NHS
Front of the Eisenhower Home in Eisenhower NHS		 US and five-star flags flying in back of the home in Eisenhower NHS
US and five-star flags flying in back of the home in Eisenhower NHS		 Front of the Eisenhower Home in Eisenhower NHS
Front of the Eisenhower Home in Eisenhower NHS		 Back of the Eisenhower Home in Eisenhower NHS
Back of the Eisenhower Home in Eisenhower NHS
Five-star pin on the putting green in back of the home in Eisenhower NHS
Five-star pin on the putting green in back of the home in Eisenhower NHS		 PGA putting green behind the home in Eisenhower NHS
PGA putting green behind the home in Eisenhower NHS		 Presidential mat outside the back porch in Eisenhower NHS
Presidential mat outside the back porch in Eisenhower NHS		 First Lady mat outside the back porch in Eisenhower NHS
First Lady mat outside the back porch in Eisenhower NHS		 Entry to the porch room at the back of the home in Eisenhower NHS
Entry to the porch room at the back of the home in Eisenhower NHS
Presidential Bell outside the home in Eisenhower NHS
Presidential Bell outside the home in Eisenhower NHS		 Guest house on the grounds in Eisenhower NHS
Guest house on the grounds in Eisenhower NHS		 Letter indicating Eisenhower’s choice for landmark status in Eisenhower NHS
Letter indicating Eisenhower’s choice for landmark status in Eisenhower NHS		 Barn and Secret Service Office in Eisenhower NHS
Barn and Secret Service Office in Eisenhower NHS		 General-of-the-Army insignia worn by Eisenhower in World War II in Eisenhower NHS
General-of-the-Army insignia worn by Eisenhower in World War II in Eisenhower NHS
Garage on the farm in Eisenhower NHS
Garage on the farm in Eisenhower NHS		 Farm Show Barn in Eisenhower NHS
Farm Show Barn in Eisenhower NHS		 Calf in the Self Feeder area of the farm in Eisenhower NHS
Calf in the Self Feeder area of the farm in Eisenhower NHS		 Cattle in the Self Feeder area of the farm in Eisenhower NHS
Cattle in the Self Feeder area of the farm in Eisenhower NHS		 Old burned barn on the farm in Eisenhower NHS
Old burned barn on the farm in Eisenhower NHS

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Ray Orris 07-May-2022 23:24
Maybe, our most underrated president.
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