Gettysburg National Park Commission, Office of the Commissioners, record books of property purchases, 1893-1912.

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Gettysburg National Park Commission, Office of the Commissioners, record books of property purchases, 1893-1912.

Bound volumes including correspondence, blueprints, descriptions of tracts, requests from the U.S. War Dept. to the commission for land purchases, and articles of agreement for land purchases by the commission.

.92 linear ft. (ca. 1,472 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8061558

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Gettysburg National Military Park Commission

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Responsible for overseeing funds voted for by Congress to preserve and mark the lines of battle at Gettysburg. From the description of Speeding citations and explanations, 1907-1919 (bulk 1918). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70926944 Formed 1895 when U.S. Congress established the Gettysburg National Military Park; commission ran the park under the jurisdiction of the U.S. War Dept.; commission lasted until 1922 when last surviving commissioner died; park continued to be adm...

Gettysburg National Military Park Commission. Office of the Commissioners

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Formed 1895 when U.S. Congress established the Gettysburg National Military Park; commission ran the park under the jurisdiction of the U.S. War Dept.; commission lasted until 1922 when last surviving commissioner died; park continued to be administered by the War Dept. until 1933 when control of the park was transferred to the National Park Service. From the description of Gettysburg National Park Commission, Office of the Commissioners, approval of requests, 1893-1918. (Unknown). W...