Friends of the National Park at Gettysburg

Land Trust

Mission or Purpose

The Friends of Gettysburg (part of the Gettysburg Foundation) is a national leader in battlefield landscape preservation, land protection, monument restoration, and education

Contact Information

1195 Baltimore Pike
P.O. Box 4629
Gettysburg, PA, 17325
Phone: (717) 338-1243
Fax: (717) 338-1245
https://www.friendsofgettysburg.org

Organizational Information
Type of Organization
Year Founded

1989

PA Counties of Operation
Land Conservation Figures in PA
Total Acres Conserved

637

Acres Owned

19

Acres Under Easement

298

Acres Transferred to Public Agency†

320

Figures accurate as of 01/01/2020

Notes

† Pertains to land that has been acquired by the land trust and then reconveyed to a local, county or state, state or federal government entity for conservation purposes.
‡ Other pertains to assistance in transactions including preparation and negotiation work and/or the reconveyance of land to another private conservation organization.