• Photo of the Eisenhower Farm. Courtesy of Stan Cohen.

    Eisenhower

    National Historic Site Pennsylvania

Ike, Gettysburg, and the Cold War

Eisenhower National Historic Site is the home and farm of General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Located adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield, the farm served the President as a weekend retreat and a meeting place for world leaders. With its peaceful setting and view of South Mountain, it was a much needed respite from Washington and a backdrop for efforts to reduce Cold War tensions.

Features

  • Junior Secret Service trainees contact the Agent-in Charge using the Secret Service radio.

    Become a Junior Secret Service Agent!

    Become a JSS agent by completing the Junior Secret Service Training Manual. New agents are awarded a badge and certificate! The manual is now on-line!

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  • Ike and Mamie posing in front of their Gettysburg home.

    The IKE BLOG

    The weekly inside scoop on all things Ike: Ike and current events, popular culture, and today in history… Read the latest in IKE and ENHS “gossip.”

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  • Ike and Mamie Virtual Museum Exhibit Poster.

    Virtual Museum Exhibit

    Visit the virtual multi-media exhibit that celebrates the lives of the Eisenhowers. View some of the 40,000 artifacts in the site’s museum collection.

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  • General Patton

    Special Events

    Find out what special programs are scheduled at Eisenhower NHS, including WWII WEEKEND.

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  • Park Ranger conducting an Exploring Eisenhower farm tour.

    What's There To Do?

    Activities for visitors to enjoy include ranger walks and talks, self guided hikes, an interactive D-Day program, and cell phone tour.

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  • President Eisenhower with President-elect Kennedy. Courtesy of Barbara Eisenhower.

    Ike's Life and Times

    Check out a myriad of fun facts about Ike’s life and times: Top 5 lists, quotable quotes, chronologies, and articles about Ike's life in Gettysburg.

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  • Angus cattle grazing on the Eisenhower Farm.

    Farm Animals and Wildlife

    Eisenhower NHS is still a working farm and maintains a herd of cattle just as the President did. Its 690 acres is home to an abundance of wildlife.

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  • Park Ranger conducting the Molding of a Leader program at the Eisenhower Farm.

    Education Programs

    Assault the beaches of Normandy or conduct a presidential press conference or monitor water and soil quality on the President’s farm…

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  • Park ranger providing a behind the scenes tour for Eisenhower Academy participants.

    Eisenhower Academy

    A week long summer institute for teachers focusing on 1950s America and introducing strategies for teaching the Cold War era.

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Did You Know?

Elvis in the army (US Army photo)

President Dwight D. Eisenhower had little appreciation for rock and roll music.  He did, however, think highly of Elvis Presley for dutifully and without complaint serving his country after being drafted in 1958.