Eisenhower National Historic Site
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| Location: | Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nearest city: | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 690 acres (2.79 km²) |
| Established: | November 27, 1967 |
| Total Visitation: | 67,669 (in 2005) |
| Governing body: | National Park Service |
The Eisenhower National Historic Site is the home and farm of American General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie Doud Eisenhower.
Located adjacent to the Gettysburg battlefield in the state of Pennsylvania, the farm served as a weekend retreat for the President and a meeting place for world leaders and was the Eisenhowers' home after they left the White House in 1961. With its putting green, skeet range, and view of South Mountain, it offered President Eisenhower a much-needed respite from the pressures of Washington. It was also a successful cattle operation, with a show herd of black Angus cattle.
Some of the more notable of Eisenhower's guests were Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, President Charles de Gaulle, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Governor Ronald Reagan.
A row of fifty Norway Spruce trees lines the main driveway leading to the farm. These trees represent the fifty states of the United States and were given to Eisenhower as birthday presents from each of the state Republican Party chairmen in 1955.
The Eisenhower National Historic Site is open daily from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The home, grounds, barns and cattle operation are available for public tours. Visitors may reach the site via a shuttle bus which departs from the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center.
