Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, is a historic town best known as the site of the pivotal 1863 Civil War battle and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf borough
municipality
areaCode 717
coordinateLatitude 39.8300° N
coordinateLongitude 77.2311° W
country United States
countySeatOf Adams County, Pennsylvania
dateOfEvent Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863
Gettysburg Address: November 19, 1863
economySector education
retail and services
tourism
elevation approximately 540 feet
foundedIn 1786
governingBody Borough Council of Gettysburg
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasHistoricDistrict Gettysburg Historic District
hasInstitution Gettysburg College
United Lutheran Seminary (Gettysburg campus)
hasLandmark Cemetery Hill
Devils Den (nearby)
Eternal Light Peace Memorial
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Gettysburg National Military Park
Little Round Top (nearby)
Seminary Ridge
incorporatedAsBoroughIn 1806
knownFor Battle of Gettysburg
Civil War tourism
Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg National Military Park
listedOn National Register of Historic Places (Gettysburg Historic District)
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
United States
namedAfter Battle of Gettysburg
near Mason–Dixon Line
partOf Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area
population about 7,000 (early 2020s)
postalCode 17325
region South Central Pennsylvania
siteOf Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
touristAttraction Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center
Shriver House Museum
transportRoute U.S. Route 15
U.S. Route 30
visitedBy Abraham Lincoln

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Eternal Light Peace Memorial ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
Gettysburg College ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
Gettysburg College ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
Seminary Ridge ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
Stevens Hall at Gettysburg College ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
United Lutheran Seminary (Gettysburg campus) ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
locatedIn
Adams County, Pennsylvania ("Borough of Gettysburg")
South Central Pennsylvania ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
contains
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower
residence
Adams County, Pennsylvania ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
countySeat
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ("Borough Council of Gettysburg")
governingBody
Adams County, Pennsylvania ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
largestMunicipality
Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
location
Liberty Mountain Resort ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
near
Soldiers' National Cemetery ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
nearestCity
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area")
partOf
U.S. Route 15 ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
passesThrough
Eddie Plank
placeOfBirth
Eddie Plank
placeOfDeath
Gettysburg Address ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
placeOfSpeech
American Civil War ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
significantPlace
Gouverneur Kemble Warren ("Gettysburg, Pennsylvania")
workLocation

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