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The Farnsworth House
The Farnsworth House is located just south of Lincoln Square, on Baltimore Street. Famous for many reasons, but one of my favorite is 3rd story window. Confederate sharpshooters holed up in the attic, picking off Union soldiers and officers on Culps Hill. Union soldiers returned fire, and you can see their bullet holes in the […]
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Many buildings around town became a hospital for wounded soldiers, the Gettysburg Presbyterian Church being one of them. But additionally famous, it was a stop by Lincoln – and later, another U.S. president – that makes this church so historic. Our 16th President stopped here for a political event after his famous address, and 100 […]
Learn moreThe Historic Round Barn & Farm Market
On barn beam. The Historic Round Barn & Farm Market is a family owned and operated farm market just 8 miles west of Gettysburg. Built in 1914, it is one of only a handful of truly round barns surviving today.
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Learn moreLutheran Seminary cupola
On June 30, 1863, Brigadier General John Buford climbed to the Cupola of the Lutheran Seminary Building, where he saw the campfires of thousands of Confederate soldiers burning to the west. Predicting a clash was imminent, this view helped him lay out his lines of defense to protect Gettysburg’s pivotal road network. The next morning, […]
Learn moreSachs Covered Bridge
Sachs Covered Bridge (1854) called PA's most historic covered bridge.
Learn moreP-51 Mustang
Controlling the air proved key to controlling the ground. The long-range P-51 Mustang fighter was invaluable to the Allied victory, enabling resumption of strategic bombing after heavy losses suffered by unescorted bombers in 1943. Developed for export to Britain, models modified by the British to use Rolls-Royce Merlin engines became America’s most capable wartime fighters. […]
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