Gettysburg (; ) is a

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Adams County, Pennsylvania Adams County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 103,852. Its county seat is Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Gettysbu ...

, United States, and its

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. As of the 2020 census, the borough had a population of 7,106 people. Gettysburg was the site of the

Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg () was a three-day battle in the American Civil War, which was fought between the Union and Confederate armies between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle, won by the Union, ...

, which was fought in Gettysburg over three days from July 1 to 3, 1863, during the

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. With over 50,000 combined casualties, the Battle of Gettysburg is both the deadliest battle of the Civil War and in all of American history. The battle, which was won by the Union army, also proved the

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of the war, leading to the Union's victory two years later and the nation's preservation. Later that year, on November 19, President

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traveled to present-day

Gettysburg National Cemetery Gettysburg National Cemetery, originally called Soldiers' National Cemetery, is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civi ...

, where he participated in a ceremonial consecration of the cemetery and delivered the

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, a carefully crafted 271-word address, which is considered one of the most famous speeches in history. Gettysburg is home to the

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, which includes

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, where the Battle of Gettysburg was largely fought.

History

18th century

In 1760, Irishman

Samuel Gettys Samuel Gettys (1725–15 March 1790) was a settler and tavern owner in south-central Pennsylvania during the late 1780s. The borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1786, was named after him. Formative years Born in 1725 in Ra ...

settled at the Shippensburg-

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and

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crossroads, in what was then western York County, and established a tavern frequented by soldiers and traders. In 1786, his son

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purchased 116 acres of his land, divided it up into 220 lots and sold them, and is thus considered the founder of Gettysburg. The borough boundary was established, with the Dobbin House tavern (established in 1776) sitting in the southwest. Beginning in 1790, a movement seeking to split off the western portion of York County into a separate county had begun. A commission was drawn up to fix the site of the new county's seat; they ultimately chose a location in Strabane Township (now Straban Township), just northeast of Gettysburg. In 1791, additional trustees were appointed to plan to construct public buildings in Gettysburg instead of in Straban.

19th century

On January 22, 1800, the

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created Adams County, and named Gettysburg as its county seat. In 1858, the Gettysburg Railroad completed the construction of a

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line from Gettysburg to

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, and the

Gettysburg Railroad Station The Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station, also known as the "Gettysburg Train Station," "Lincoln Train Station" or "Western Maryland Railroad Station," is a historic train station with depot, platform, museum and offices on Carlisle Street in Ge ...

opened a year later.

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service to the town ended in 1942. The station was restored in 2006. In 2011, Senator Robert Casey introduced S. 1897, including the railroad station within the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park. By 1860, the borough had grown in size to consist of "450 buildings

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housed carriage manufacturing, shoemakers, and tanneries".

Civil War

Between July 1 and 3, 1863, the

, one of the bloodiest battles during the

, was fought across the fields and heights surrounding the town. The

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Army of Northern Virginia The Army of Northern Virginia was a field army of the Confederate States Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was also the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed agains ...

, under the command of

Robert E. Lee Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a general officers in the Confederate States Army, Confederate general during the American Civil War, who was appointed the General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate ...

, experienced success in the early stages of the battle but was ultimately defeated by the

Army of the Potomac The Army of the Potomac was the primary field army of the Union army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was created in July 1861 shortly after the First Battle of Bull Run and was disbanded in June 1865 following the Battle of ...

, commanded by George G. Meade. Lee executed an orderly withdrawal and escaped across the

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without being drawn into another battle. Meade was heavily criticized by President

for his cautious pursuit and failure to destroy Lee's retreating army. Casualties were high, with total losses on both sides – over 27,000 Confederate and 23,000 Union. The residents of Gettysburg were left to care for the wounded, and bury the dead following the Confederate retreat. Approximately 8,000 men and 3,000 horses lay under the summer sun. The Union soldiers' bodies were gradually reinterred in what is today known as

, where, on November 19, 1863,

attended a ceremony to officially consecrate the grounds and delivered his

. A 20-year-old woman,

Jennie Wade Mary Virginia Wade (May 21, 1843 – July 3, 1863), also known as Jennie Wade or Ginnie Wade, was a resident of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Battle of Gettysburg. At the age of 20, she was the only direct civilian casualty of the battl ...

, was the only civilian killed during the battle. She was hit by a stray bullet that passed through her kitchen door while she was making bread on July 3. Physical damage can still be seen in some of the houses throughout the town, notably the Schmucker House located on

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Industry and economy

The furniture manufacturing industry employed people in Gettysburg for the first half of the 20th century. The "Gettysburg Manufacturing Company", formed in 1902, was the first company established in the borough for the purpose of manufacturing residential furniture. Other companies soon followed. The borough's industry reached peak production and success about the 1920s. This important industry declined from 1951, when the three main companies either moved, closed or were sold. The Gettysburg Furniture Company factory closed in 1960, becoming a warehouse and distribution point for other furniture factories outside of Pennsylvania.

Tourism

Gettysburg manufacturing associated with tourism included a late 19th century foundry that manufactured gun carriages, bridgeworks and cannons for the

, as well as a construction industry for hotels, stables, and other buildings for tourist services. Early tourist buildings in the borough included museums (like the 1881 Danner Museum), souvenir shops, buildings of the

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(preceded by a horse trolley from the

to the Springs Hotel), and stands for hackmen who drove visitors in jitneys (horse-drawn group taxis) on tours. Modern tourist services in the borough include ghost tours, bed and breakfast lodging, and historical interpretation (reenactors, etc.).

extends partially into the Gettysburg borough limits, though it is mostly in nearby Cumberland Township. The Soldiers' National Cemetery, of the Military Park, is in the borough limits. Cumberland Township is also the site of the

Eisenhower National Historic Site Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the home and farm of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, and its surrounding property of . It is primarily located in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Cumber ...

, which preserves the home and farm of

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Geography

Gettysburg is located near the intersection of U.S. routes 15 and 30, approximately west of

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and north of

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. Rock Creek, a tributary of the

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and part of the

watershed, flows along its eastern edge. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Climate

Gettysburg lies in the

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zone of northern and central

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, just north of the humid subtropical zone of central

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, with hot, humid summers and cool winters. On average, January is the coldest month, with an average temperature of . Winters range from cool to moderately cold, with relatively frequent snowfalls. July is the warmest month, with an average temperature of , and June is the wettest month. The hottest temperature recorded in Gettysburg was on July 16, 1988, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 21, 1994. Pennsylvania's first on-farm methane digester was built near Gettysburg at the Mason-Dixon Farm in 1978, and generates 600KW.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2010 census, Gettysburg had a population of 7,620, and was 79.6% non-Hispanic white, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% African American, 1.9% Asian, 2.2% all other.

Industry

The main industry of the borough is tourism associated with such historic sites as

(including the

) and

. Gettysburg has many activities and tours to offer to vacationers and tourists who are interested in the Gettysburg area and the history of the community and the battle. Tourists for the annual reenactment of the

use borough facilities, which include the Dobbin House Tavern and Hotel Gettysburg.

Battle of Gettysburg reenactment

Every year from July 1–3 volunteers reenact the Battle of Gettysburg. Each day re-enactors display a different part of the battle with commentary regarding the hardships of the battles. The battles are narrated by the battlefield guides of the Gettysburg National Military Park.

Transportation

Many roads radiate from Gettysburg, providing hub-like access to

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and

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and

Hanover, Pennsylvania Hanover is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,429 at the 2020 census. Located southwest of York and north-northwest of Baltimore, Maryland, the town is situated in a productive agricultural region. It i ...

is east on the

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(

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), the first transcontinental U.S. highway, and

Chambersburg Chambersburg is a borough in and the county seat of Franklin County, in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley, and north of Maryland and the Ma ...

is west on it. Today the borough is a hour drive from

and a hour drive from

via the

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and

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Gettysburg Regional Airport Gettysburg Regional Airport , formerly known as the Gettysburg Airport and Travel Center and as Doersom Airport, is a general aviation airport located two miles (4 km) west of the Gettysburg, in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsyl ...

, a small

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airport, is located in Cumberland Township, west of Gettysburg. The main east–west road through downtown Gettysburg is

, which is known as York Street east of Lincoln Square and Chambersburg Street west of Lincoln Square. York Adams Transportation Authority (YATA) operates public transportation in Adams County. Freedom Transit, implemented in 2009, The hub of the bus system, the new Gettysburg Transit Center, is under construction on Carlisle Street. Beginning in 2011, a Rabbit Transit commuter bus to Harrisburg runs two times each weekday in each direction.

Media

* ''

The Gettysburg Times ''The Gettysburg Times'' is an American newspaper in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, owned by the Sample News Group. It is published daily, except for Sundays, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. The ''Times'' was founded in 1902 as ''The Progress'', ...

'', a daily newspaper * ''Raices De Todos'', a bilingual monthly cultural magazine, serves the city's growing Latino/Hispanic population * The Evening ''Sun,'' a daily newspaper * ''Celebrate Gettysburg'', a lifestyle magazine *

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-AM 1320 and

WGTY WGTY (107.7 FM, "Froggy 107.7") is a country music formatted radio station. Owned by Forever Media, through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC, it is licensed to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, serving Adams County and York County in Pennsylvania. It ...

-FM 107.7, owned by the Times and News Publishing Company *

WZBT WZBT (91.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Gettysburg College, located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. WZBT broadcasts as an independent, student-managed, non-commercial FM radio station, serving the greater Adams County, Pennsyl ...

-FM 91.1, a

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freeform format station owned by

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* The ''Adams County News'' was a newspaper located in Gettysburg, which was published 1908–17. (Available in digitized form online.) * Gettysburg is located in the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA

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. Television stations that cover Gettysburg news include

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and

WHP-TV WHP-TV (channel 21) is a television station licensed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Susquehanna Valley region as an affiliate of CBS, MyNetworkTV, and The CW. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station has studios ...

in Harrisburg,

WGAL WGAL (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Susquehanna Valley region as an affiliate of NBC. Owned by Hearst Television, the station maintains studios on Columbia Avenue ( PA 462) in ...

in Lancaster, and

WPMT WPMT (channel 43) is a television station licensed to York, Pennsylvania, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for the Susquehanna Valley region. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station maintains studios on South Queen Street in Spring Gard ...

in York. Some Gettysburg residents also receive broadcasts from

WJZ-TV WJZ-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, serving as the market's CBS outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division, and maintains studios and offices on Woodberry, B ...

in Baltimore, Maryland and

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in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Education

K-12 education

Gettysburg is served by the

Gettysburg Area School District The Gettysburg Area School District is a mid-sized, rural, public school district which serves students in a area of Adams County, Pennsylvania. The district includes: Gettysburg Borough, as well as Cumberland, Freedom, Highland, Franklin ...

. Schools in Gettysburg borough include Lincoln Elementary School and Gettysburg Area Middle School.

Gettysburg Area High School Gettysburg Area High School is a public high school located in Straban Township, Pennsylvania, United States, with a Gettysburg postal address. It serves students from central, southern, and western Adams County, and is the sole high school o ...

is in nearby Straban Township. James Gettys Elementary School, which has a Gettysburg postal address, is in Cumberland Township. While all parts of the school district are assigned to the same middle and high schools, different areas are zoned to different elementary schools: parts of the borough are zoned to Lincoln Elementary, other parts are zoned to Gettys Elementary, and some parts have a choice between the schools. Vida

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is in Cumberland Township.

Colleges

It is also served by

Harrisburg Area Community College HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, (HACC) is a public community college in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. HACC is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. HACC serves 17,000 degree-seeking students, as well as more ...

Gettysburg Campus (in Cumberland Township), and a campus of the

United Lutheran Seminary United Lutheran Seminary is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the seven seminaries of the church. It w ...

(Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, mostly in the borough limits, with portions in Cumberland Township)

Sister cities

Gettysburg's

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are: *

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, since 1997 * León, Nicaragua, since 1987 *

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, France, since 1993 *

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, Mexico, since 2004 *

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, Japan, since 2016

Notable buildings

: Preserves the home and farm of

, the 34th

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, and its surrounding property of *

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, the main Adams County Library since 1992, was the

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headquarters of

from 1912 to 1962

Notable people

* Laura A. Brown (1874–1924), American activist and local politician *

Brian Patrick Clarke Brian Patrick Clarke (born August 1, 1952) is an American actor. He has appeared in many television series and features. Early life Clarke was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Clarke, a punter, was a three-time varsity football letterwin ...

, American film and television actor born in 1952. * Steve Courson, former

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player, played football at and graduated from

in 1973. His #71 is the only number to be retired by GAHS. *

, 34th U.S. president, and his wife

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, retired to a farm near Gettysburg after leaving the White House in 1961. He lived there until his death in 1969. * Julia Jacobs Harpster (1846–1935), American Lutheran missionary in India, born in Gettysburg. * The Rev. Henry Eyster Jacobs (1844–1932), theologian and Lutheran seminary president. * Julia H. Johnston, Christian songwriter who composed ''

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''. * Elizabeth C. Keller (1837–1912), physician * Fritz Pfeiffer (1889–1960), artist. *

Eddie Plank Edward Stewart Plank (August 31, 1875 – February 24, 1926), nicknamed "Gettysburg Eddie", was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, Plank played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 through 1914, th ...

, member of the

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, was born in Gettysburg in 1875 and played baseball at

. * The Rev.

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, a founder of

, and

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. *

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(1952-), Award-winning American novelist who has written fifteen New York Times bestselling novels. *

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, Gettysburg Attorney and leader of the

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as an opponent to slavery. *

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, co-founder of what would become the

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company, was born in Gettysburg in 1833. * Elizabeth Thorn (1832–1907), Evergreen Cemetery caretaker who buried approximately 100 fallen soldiers after the Battle of Gettysburg. * William T. Ziegler (1840–1916), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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Borough of Gettysburg official website

Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
* {{Authority control County seats in Pennsylvania Boroughs in Adams County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1786 Battle of Gettysburg Gettysburg National Military Park 1806 establishments in Pennsylvania