Anniversary Battlefield Walk

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Fee:

Free.

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Location: LAT/LONG: 39.802118, -77.242807

Park on United States Avenue

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Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Time:

3:00 PM

Duration:

2 hours

Type of Event

Guided Tour

Hike

Talk

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Description

These special two-hour programs involve significant walking, occasionally over rough terrain. Water, headgear, sun protection, insect repellent and sturdy walking shoes are highly recommended. All four tires must remain on pavement when parking alongside avenues.

"If I Must Die I will Die at Home" - Gettysburg’s Civilian Story: Part I

Follow in the footsteps of the many citizens who called Gettysburg home before war arrived at their doorstep. Explore the lives of the Trostle, Klingle, Sherfy, Wentz, and Rogers families and their livelihoods leading up to the fateful summer of 1863. This two-part battlewalk series will conclude their stories and the battle's aftermath on Sunday, July 7 at 3:00 P.M. Program begins at Trostle Farm, United States Avenue. Park on United States Avenue. 

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