Overview

• Park maintenance staff discovered the 30-inch capstone missing around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, from the South Confederate Avenue Bridge over Plum Run.
• The capstone was later found below the bridge along Plum Run, with evidence indicating a heavy object was used to strike the stone and pry it free in an apparent theft attempt.
• The fossil, an Anchisauripus track from the Jurassic period, was unharmed and is now secured in park custody.
• The bridge is locally known as “Dinosaur Bridge” because the footprint is embedded in one of its capstones, making the feature visible to visitors.
• Gettysburg National Military Park reported this as at least the second vandalism incident under investigation this month and asked the public to share information via the provided email.