Don's PhotoJaunt 2003
Gettysburg National Military Park

Gettysburg National Military Park was not on my itinerary, but the Eisenhower Home was, and tickets for the Eisenhower Home are purchased at the office at the Military Park. When I went there to get my ticket, I was so impressed with the park that I stayed an extra day just to visit it. The photo shows the town of Gettysburg.

After the Battle of Gettysburg, when the tide of war had switched and the Union was beginning to see victory ahead, President Lincoln dedicated the national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This photo shows the spot where he stood, with hundreds of people in attendance, and delivered his immortal Gettysburg Address: "Fourscore and seven years ago. . ."

The park encompasses a vast area, with monuments and artifacts scattered about. It is both inspiring and depressing.

Rows upon rows of graves of the Civil War dead can be seen as far as the eye can see.

Civil War Monuments of states, regiments, and battles are scattered about the countryside.

The Soldiers Monument is the focal point of the park.

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PhotoJaunt 2003 Intro | Beacon Hill Area of Boston | Boston Common | Unitarian Universalist Association | Massachusetts State House | Adams Historic Park | Boston Temple | John F. Kennedy National Historic Site | John F. Kennedy Library and Museum | Acadia National Park | Maine State Capitol | New England in the Fall | Town and Country Inn | Vermont State House | Chester Alan Arthur Birthplace | President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site | Franklin Pierce Homes and Gravesite | New Hampshire State House | Rhode Island State Capitol | New York State Capitol | Hyde Park | William J. Clinton Home | New York City | The Met | Grant's Tomb | George Washington Inauguration Site | Unitarian Church of All Souls | Theodore Roosevelt birthplace | Sagamore Hill | Woodrow Wilson Homes | Grover Cleveland Home | Amish Country | James Buchanan Sites | Eisenhower Home | Gettysburg | Lincoln Highway | Washington DC Temple | Mary Washington Home | Washington Birthplace | Ferry Farm | Mount Vernon | Appomattox Court House | James Madison Home | Highland, James Monroe's Home | Monticello | Poplar Forest | FDR's Little White House in Georgia | Jacksonville | Back to Don's Web Site Home Page |

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