World War I Weekend at Eisenhower National Historic Site

Published: 22 June 2025

via the National Park Service website

NPS WWI weekend

A lone bugler stands at Camp Colt on the Gettybsurg battlefield National Archives

2025 World War I Weekend at Eisenhower NHS: July 19 and 20, 2025

How did Gettysburg and the Great War shape Dwight Eisenhower and the United States?

Explore this story and more at Eisenhower National Historic Site’s World War I Weekend on July 19 and 20, 2025. The National Park Service will offer special programming related to Dwight Eisenhower, Gettysburg’s own Camp Colt, and the American experience in World War I.

This event will include a small living history contingent, as well as participation from the U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command and the Doughboy Foundation.

In addition to special World War I programs, the Eisenhower home will be open for its regularly scheduled house tours. Tours will take place hourly from 10 am through 3 pm.

Admission to Eisenhower NHS is free. Visitors may drive directly to the site. Please use 250 Eisenhower Farm Rd for GPS or visit here for directions. Visitors should enter the site from Emmitsburg Rd. Please follow signs for on-site parking.

→ Read the entire article on the NPS website.
External Web Site Notice: This page contains information directly presented from an external source. The terms and conditions of this page may not be the same as those of this website. Click here to read the full disclaimer notice for external web sites. Thank you.

Share this article

Related posts