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Eisenhower National Historic SiteMain entrance to Eisenhower Farm
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Eisenhower National Historic Site
Plants

plants includes:

Trees and Shrubs
Wildflowers
 
Wild ginger blooming in the forest adjacent to Marsh Creek.
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Wild ginger blooming in the forest adjacent to Marsh Creek.

Most of the 690 acres at Eisenhower National Historic Site are used for agricultural crops, cattle grazing, or for lawn and garden. However, tucked into the remaining forested land, grassland areas, and riparian areas are an interesting variety of native plant species.

Related Information:
Vegetation Classification and mapping at Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site, 2006

Inventory of Plant Species of Special Concern at Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site, 2006
Eisenhower and tank, Camp Meade 1919  

Did You Know?
Major Eisenhower and Col. George Patton were reprimanded by their army superiors for advocating revolutionary tank tactics in the early 20s. These were the same tactics employed with such success by the German army in the early years of WWII.

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Last Updated: December 14, 2006 at 10:26 EST