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Site Name Gettysburg Heritage Sites Self-Guided Walking Tour Street Address City / State / Zip Gettysburg PA, 17325 Phone number 717-337-3491 Web Page www.mainstreetgettysburg.org   Admission Fee No charge. Hours Twenty-four hours a day. Visitor services Lodging, public rest rooms, information, gas, handicapped access, food, gift shop, museum. Regular Events None.     Directions Located on Route 30, 5 miles west of the Route 30 and Route 15 interchange.
Site Description
Located in rural southcentral Pennsylvania, the town of Gettysburg is surrounded by Gettysburg National Military Park. In July 1863, 2,400 residents found themselves in the midst of the Battle of Gettysburg and cared for 21,000 wounded in its aftermath. In November 1863 President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address and dedicated the National Soldiers Cemetery. The walking tour, which is available as a downloadable PDF file from www.mainstreetgettysburg.org, or as a brochure, illustrates the impact that the Battle of Gettysburg had on this small rural community during thos fateful days in 1863, offering a sampling of Gettysburg-related battle sites.

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