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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Administration
Full nameGettysburg
Official nameGettysburg
Settlement typeBorough
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAdams
Settled1780
Incorporated1806
Government
TypeBorough Council
MayorWilliam Troxell
Geography
Total Area4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2)
Land Area4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2)
Water Area0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation558 ft (170.1 m)
Demography
Total Population7620 (2010)
Density (pop.)1761/km2 (4562.3/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code17325
Area code717

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Gettysburg is a borough in and the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,620 at the 2010 census.

Although known primarily as an attraction because of its proximity to the Gettysburg Battlefield, site of the Battle of Gettysburg, the borough is also known for its institutions of higher learning, namely the Lutheran Theological Seminary, founded in 1826, Gettysburg College (originally Pennsylvania College), which began operating in 1832, and

Harrisburg Area Community College.

Many roads radiate from Gettysburg, providing hub-like access to Washington, D.C. 75 mi (120.7 km), Baltimore 55 mi (88.5 km), Harrisburg 37 mi (59.5 km), Carlisle 27 mi (43.5 km), Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland 32 mi (51.5 km) and Hanover, Pennsylvania 14 mi (22.5 km). York is 30 mi (48.3 km) east on the Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30) and Chambersburg is 25 mi (40.2 km) west on the Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), the first transcontinental U.S. highway. Today the borough is a 2½ hour drive from Philadelphia and a 3½ hour drive from Pittsburgh via the Pennsylvania Turnpike and U.S. Route 15. Gettysburg Regional Airport, a small general aviation airport, is located 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Gettysburg.

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A walk along the Picketts Charge Trail on the Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania.Please take a look at Video History Today www.videohistorytoday.com , the first web site to offer unique collections of re-usable original video clips designed for teachers and students. The idea behind Video History Today is to give schools the raw material to make mini-documentaries and video essays on historical subjects. Initial packages focus on World War I (Somme and Ieper areas), The Holocaust, the American Civil War and D-Day & Normandy 1944.
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At the 146th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, in south-central Pennsylvania, I resolved to let travel -- and a video camera -- track down the long-elusive mystery: who dies first in a Civil War re-enactment? New bloods, those tardy paying dues, or is it a free-for-all drop-when-you-want? More at www.reidontravel.com.
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Bjorn visits Centralia and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He also claims Harpers Ferry, West Virginia as his own. He even finds time to answer a viewer e-mail. Hilarity ensues.
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Please visit www.ourtripvideos.com for full video and more free videos. Strasburg Rail Road, Amish Farm, Gettysburg Rail, PA, US The restored train run by the Strasburg Rail Road is pulled by a coal-burning steam locomotive and offers seating in open-air cars, deluxe lounge cars and first-class accommodations. Each ride takes you past Amish farms and into the Lancaster County landscape as guides talk about the Amish way of life. On Feb 22, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln made a stop at Leaman Place on his inaugural train ride, en route to Lancaster. Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Museum offers glimpses at engines and what life was like in the train depots of old for those who want to turn their trip into an educational day. Devoted to preserving and interpreting the broad impact of railroad development on society Displays over 100 locomotives and cars from the mid-19th and 20th centuries, including the priceless Pennsylvania Railroad Historical Collection. There are no animated characters. No hired actors. No scripts. Just authentic railroaders with great stories to tell. Meet them... Your 45-minute train ride will take you through some of the most beautiful, peaceful and productive Pennsylvania Dutch Countryside, with a stop in Paradise, PA. The Amish Farm & House The 200-year old house is the centerpiece of your experience at The Amish Farm & House. Guides will take you through the house on a 45-minute guided tour and explain the lifestyle of the Lancaster County Amish <b>...</b>
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A view from the bottom and top of Little Round Top in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the site of fierce fighting on July 2, 1863 during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg National Military Park is one of America's most treasured places. The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the fiercest—and most important—of the Civil War. The battle took place in and around the town as well as on the land now protected as a national park, making the entire area a reminder of a time of valor and bloodshed, fear and honor, tragedy and hope for what our nation could become. Unfortunately, this unique and compelling piece of our nation's history is currently threatened by a proposal to build a gambling casino within cannon range of the park. Gettysburg needs your help! Join us in asking the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board not to gamble with Gettysburg's future.
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Please visit www.ourtripvideos.com for full video and more videos. The Battle of Gettysburg, fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, PA, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign,was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is frequently cited as the wars turning point.George Gordon Meades,Confederate, Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee's invasion of the North. Abraham Lincoln, Joseph Hooker ,July 1, 1863,Gettysburg National Cemetery,historic Gettysburg Address. New Museum and Visitor Center,ranger programs, battlefield walks, evening campfire programs, living history groups and band concerts.Confederate,Union,Ohio Valley Civil War Association,infantry, artillery, Signal Corps, Pennsylvania Monument, Auto Tour,Parkers Battery will host a camp and programs at Pitzer Woods.
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This Sunday Morning brings you to the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania where autumn colors highlight the sacrifice of the Blue and the Gray.
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This song is "Fallen Flowers" from Steve McDonald's album: Stone of Destiny. Steve McDonald sings about a young man dying on a battlefield, and his mother is there with him, after the disastrous Battle of Halidon HIll (July 19, 1333) during the Second War for Scottish Independence. However, I have set the song to photographs of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where a battle was fought 530 years later (July 1-3, 1863). Gettysburg is the site of a major turning point battle in the American Civil War, and the battle with the largest number of casualties of that War. President Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg address there in November of that same year. One of my great-great grandfathers had two older brothers, young men who died during the conflict: one was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg, and the other contracted typhoid fever there and died in his father's arms shortly thereafter. How many mothers and fathers are mourning the loss of their son or daughter today. "I'd live a thousand years of pain, just to hold you once again."
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If you're thinking about visiting Gettsyburg, Pennsylvania, then try our photo tour first.
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Kansas City Star--How was he to know that Granddad, rather than heading into town as planned, had been strolling the Eisenhower farm in -Gettysburg-, -Pa-.? Yep, busted. ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:17:10 GMT+00:00
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Forbes---GETTYSBURG-, -Pa-. -- A felon caught poaching deer and a state game warden who had him partly handcuffed engaged in a ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:02:28 GMT+00:00
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Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Pennsylvania

County seat: Gettysburg
BoroughsAbbottstown * Arendtsville * Bendersville * Biglerville * Bonneauville * Carroll Valley * East Berlin * Fairfield * Gettysburg * Littlestown * McSherrystown * New Oxford * York Springs
TownshipsBerwick * Butler * Conewago * Cumberland * Franklin * Freedom * Germany * Hamilton * Hamiltonban * Highland * Huntington * Latimore * Liberty * Menallen * Mount Joy * Mount Pleasant * Oxford * Reading * Straban * Tyrone * Union
CDPsBendersville Station-Aspers * Cashtown-McKnightstown * Hampton * Lake Heritage * Lake Meade * Midway * Orrtanna
Unincorporated
communities
Beechersville * Bermudian � * Bittinger * Cross Keys * Floradale * Gardners * Graefenburg * Heidlersburg * Hunterstown * Idaville * Knoxlyn * Peach Glen * Round Top

County Seats of Pennsylvania

CitiesAllentown * Butler * Easton * Erie * Franklin * Greensburg * Harrisburg * Lancaster * Lebanon * Lock Haven * Meadville * New Castle * Philadelphia * Pittsburgh * Pottsville * Reading * Scranton * Sunbury * Uniontown * Warren * Washington * Wilkes-Barre * Williamsport * York
BoroughsBeaver * Bedford * Bellefonte * Bloomfield * Brookville * Carlisle * Chambersburg * Clarion * Clearfield * Coudersport * Danville * Doylestown * Ebensburg * Emporium * Gettysburg * Hollidaysburg * Honesdale * Huntingdon * Indiana * Jim Thorpe * Kittanning * Laporte * Lewisburg * Lewistown * McConnellsburg * Media * Mercer * Middleburg * Mifflintown * Milford * Montrose * Norristown * Ridgway * Smethport * Somerset * Stroudsburg * Tionesta * Towanda * Tunkhannock * Waynesburg * Wellsboro * West Chester
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