Permit application fees will increase at Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site on March 15, 2018

Permit application fees will increase at Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site on March 15, 2018

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Feb. 14, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site will increase its application processing fees for special park use permits and film permits from $50 to $100 beginning on March 15, 2018. The application fee is non-refundable and reimburses the park for expenses associated with processing the application.

The National Park Service is authorized to recover and retain the cost of processing applications for a wide variety of activities, including special events, ceremonies, and commercial filming. In 2016 the National Park Service processed more than 33,000 requests for permit.

More information about permits and how to apply is available on the Gettysburg NMP website and the Eisenhower NHS website.

Gettysburg National Military Park preserves, protects and interprets for this and future generations the resources associated with the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War, the Soldiers' National Cemetery, and their commemorations.

Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves and interprets the home and farms of the Eisenhower family as a fitting and enduring memorial to the life, work, and times of General Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, and to the events of far-reaching importance that occurred on the property.

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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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