Gettysburg National Military Park
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Contact Information:
Gettysburg National Military Park
97 Taneytown Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-334-1124
http://www.nps.gov/gett/
Size: 5,990 acres
Location: Gettysburg National Military Park is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, 50 miles northwest of Baltimore. From north and south, follow US 15 to Gettysburg; from east and west, follow US 30.
Description: The great Civil War battle fought here July 1-3, 1863, repulsed the second Confederate invasion of the North and resulted in more than 51,000 soldiers being killed, wounded or captured, making it the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Gettysburg National Cemetery (more than 7,000 interments; 1,668 unidentified) adjoins the park. President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address here in dedicating the cemetery on November 19, 1863.
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Operating
Hours: Park grounds and roads open daily, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Visitor
Center open daily, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Summer hours- 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
daily.) Buildings are closed
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, & New Years Day. The Soldiers' National
Cemetery is open at dawn and closes at sunset.
History:
Park established on February 11, 1895; transferred from War Department, along with cemetery, on August 10, 1933.
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