{"id":2649410,"date":"2026-08-25T15:11:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gettysburg-is-a-piece-of-an-american-puzzle-nps-celebrates-110th-birthday\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:58:58","slug":"gettysburg-is-a-piece-of-an-american-puzzle-nps-celebrates-110th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gettysburg-is-a-piece-of-an-american-puzzle-nps-celebrates-110th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Gettysburg is a &#8216;piece of an American puzzle&#8217;: NPS celebrates 110th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgettysburg-is-a-piece-of-an-american-puzzle-nps-celebrates-110th-birthday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2649410&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner celebrated the 110th anniversary of the National Park Service, highlighting its founding on August 25, 1916, and its meaning in preserving key past sites like Gettysburg. The celebration coincided with the start of National Park Week,during which entry fees were waived at parks with admission charges. Gettysburg national Military Park, known for the pivotal Civil War battle of Gettysburg in 1863, was a focal point, with visitors commemorating the battle and the broader themes of American history and democracy. The park covers over 6,000 acres and features more than 1,000 monuments, cannons, and carriages.Historians like Jason Martz emphasized the layered history of the site, connecting it to America&#8217;s 250th anniversary and ongoing national stories. The Battle of Gettysburg, a turning point in the Civil War, saw intense fighting at sites such as Little Round Top, leading to a Confederate retreat and subsequent Union victory.President Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s famous Gettysburg Address was delivered nearby,reaffirming American ideals. the event underscores the importance of preserving and reflecting on the nation&#8217;s history thru its national parks, which serve as living encyclopedias of American resilience and democracy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-park-service\/\">National Park Service<\/a> celebrated its 110th birthday on Tuesday as guests came in to visit the memorials and tour the historic battlegrounds at Gettysburg\u00a0National Military Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/interior-department\/\">Department of the Interior<\/a> announced the beginning of National Park Week <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Interior\/status\/2091163698941362665\">on X Saturday<\/a>. Parks that require entry fees are free for the agency\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4699848\/national-park-service-celebrates-110-birthday-gettysburg-park-piece-of-american-puzzle\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>National Park Service celebrates 110th birthday: Gettysburg National Military Park is a \u2018piece of an American puzzle\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                  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                                                         <\/div>\n<h3>California attorney general cancels settlement meeting with Paramount in WBD merger<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Park Service was founded on Aug. 25, 1916, marking 110 years since the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/page\/9\/\">Congress<\/a> created the agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly 53 years before then, the historic 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/civil-war\/\">Civil War<\/a> took place. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is certainly a unique time to be working for the National Park Service, and to be an American,\u201d Jason Martz, public affairs specialist for Gettysburg National Military Park and the Eisenhower National Historic site, told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s almost as if it\u2019s a layered cake, or something along those lines,\u201d Martz said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martz described the importance of NPS\u2019s birthday, along with the 250th birthday of the United States, as seen in the Battle of Gettysburg and the \u201ccontinued saving of American <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democracy\/\">democracy<\/a>\u201d in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-war-ii\/\">World War II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have the 19th century, we have the 20th century, and all of these extra layers when we\u2019re talking about the birthday of the National Park Service,\u201d Martz said.\u00a0\u201cWe have those two layers, and the additional layers associated with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\">America 250<\/a>, so it\u2019s a really amazing single piece of American history right here in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Battle of Gettysburg is largely seen as one of the most important battles of the American Civil War. It marked a turning point, ending the Confederate army\u2019s invasion of the North, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/gett\/learn\/news\/presskit.htm\">National Park Service. <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intense battles happened at places such as Little Round Top. It served as a high point on a hill for the Union Army. They charged downhill with bayonets and were able to attack the Confederates, maintaining their position on the hill. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(696 \/ 928)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Monuments and markers at Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park, Aug. 25, 2026 (Britta Miller\/Washington Examiner).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Monuments and markers at Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park, Aug. 25, 2026 (Britta Miller\/Washington Examiner).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Monuments and markers at Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park, Aug. 25, 2026 (Britta Miller\/Washington Examiner).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Confederates then retreated to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a> after suffering many losses caused by the Union Army during the three-day battle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a few months later, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abraham-lincoln\/\">Abraham Lincoln<\/a> delivered his famous Gettysburg Address, honoring those who died and reaffirming America\u2019s commitment to liberty. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you compare and layer on the amazing history of being a United States citizen, what it means to be an American, over the course of 250 years, you take all of those layers of history and it really is an amazing piece of an American puzzle,\u201d Martz said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national park covers more than 6,000 acres and includes more than 1,000 monuments, 368 cannons, and carriages. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(696 \/ 557)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park, Aug. 25, 2026 (Britta Miller\/Washington Examiner).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park, Aug. 25, 2026 (Britta Miller\/Washington Examiner).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4697700\/photos-trump-freedom-250-indycar-race-dc\/\"><strong>PHOTOS: TRUMP BURNS SOME RUBBER AT FREEDOM 250 INDYCAR RACE IN DC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gettysburg National Cemetery,\u00a0which lies on the park grounds, was established for Union soldiers who died at Gettysburg. It was at the dedication for the cemetery that Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a book, this is a volume, this is an encyclopedia that continues to be written,\u201d Martz said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NPS marks 110th birthday; Gettysburg hosts celebrations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2649411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-ka2wu5y1j-1787682673538-e1787682924269.jpg?1787669694&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84641,33729,84640,52523,5836],"class_list":["post-2649410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-110th-anniversary","tag-american-history","tag-gettysburg","tag-national-park-service","tag-pennsylvania"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-ka2wu5y1j-1787682673538-e1787682924269.jpg?1787669694&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2649410"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649430,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649410\/revisions\/2649430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2649411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2649410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2649410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2649410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}