Gettysburg was a town near the mouth of the

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at the

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, in the U.S. state of

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. The community was named after Robert N. Getty, a businessman in the lumber industry. The 30-year-old Getty settled in the area in 1887 and built several structures that served a local logging boom. A post office called Gettysburgh was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1926. In 1912, Gettysburg postmaster, Ida M. Simmons, was convicted of

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$814 from the US government and she served a "unique" sentence of one hour in prison. Gettysburg had a

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connection to

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cities. By 1976 it was reported that nothing remained of the town of Gettysburg except its name.

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Gettysburg – Washington Ghost Town
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