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Gettysburg’s Oak Ridge Tower Panorama

February 7, 2009



Here is a panorama from southeast corner of the observation tower on Oak Ridge taken on February 3, 2009. On the left the camera is pointing to the northeast and on the right of the view the camera is pointing to the southwest. For a larger view, click on the image. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (27.8 MB) here. This view was taken facing at approximately 4:00 PM on Tuesday, February 3, 2009.

As part of our series of showing different panoramas on the Gettysburg Battlefield, today we are showing you the view from the Oak Ridge Tower. In the left foreground is the Mummasburg Road. The William McClean House and Barn (occupied by a tenant during the battle) are on the far left. At the far right is the monument to the 12th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.



Here is our panorama which we have labeled to point out some of the landmarks in this view. Click on the image above for a larger version. This edited panorama was created at approximately 7:00 PM on Friday, February 6, 2009.

See the following related posts:

Doubleday Avenue Roadwork- But Their Hearts Weren’t Into It on October 1, 2008.
Robinson Avenue Resurfaced Today for September 29, 2008.

Culp’s Hill Panorama for October 13, 2008.
Culp’s Hill Tower Photographs for March 30, 2008.

Little Round Top Panorama for January 25, 2009.
Little Round Top Panorama for January 20, 2009.
Little Round Top Panorama for January 11, 2009.
Little Round Top Panorama for January 4, 2009.
Little Round Top Panorama for December 29, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for December 20, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for December 13, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for December 7, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for November 29, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for November 24, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for November 16, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for November 8, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for November 1, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for October 25, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for October 18, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for October 11, 2008.
Little Round Top Panorama for October 4, 2008.

Longstreet Tower Photographs for October 9, 2008 and November 25, 2008.
Longstreet Tower Photographs for March 10, 2008.

Pennsylvania State Monument Panorama for January 31, 2009.
Pennsylvania State Monument Christmas Day Panoramas on December 25, 2009.
Pennsylvania State Monument Patterson Field Panorama on December 12, 2008.