Battle of Gettysburg
The Day the South Won Richard D. L. Fulton Based on The Last to Fall: The 1922 March, Battles, & Deaths of U.S. Marines at Gettysburg by Richard D. L. Fulton and James Rada, Jr. We have all been taught that the South “lost” the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, fought when the Confederate Army of…
Casino Proposed Near Emmitsburg
James Rada, Jr. Although it is referred to as the Gettysburg casino, a newly proposed plan to place a racetrack and casino in Freedom Township would actually be closer to Emmitsburg than Gettysburg. David LeVan, who has tried unsuccessfully twice before to put a casino in Adams County, has proposed a horse racetrack and casino…
100 Years of National Parks
James Rada, Jr. You don’t have to travel out west to visit a national park; you can find five National Park Service sites in Frederick County, Maryland (described below), plus the Gettysburg National Military Park located to our north just over the Pennsylvania state line. This year would be a great year to visit these…
Jeremy Murphy is the New Chief Ranger for Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site
James Rada, Jr. Jeremy Murphy (pictured right) was born and raised in Emmitsburg, graduating from Catoctin High in 1998. He visited both Catoctin Mountain Park and Gettysburg National Military Park on field trips and summer trips, never realizing that he would grow up to become the chief law enforcement officer for the Gettysburg National Military…
