Gettysburg

Gettysburg, while host to the most devastating war in American history, is a quiet, thriving town nestled in agricultural Adams County. Although the battle put the town on the map, it has been the generations of residents who have shaped it. Frequented by many political and historic figures, the town has held on to its homespun feeling.

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Gettysburg

Gettysburg, while host to the most devastating war in American history, is a quiet, thriving town nestled in agricultural Adams County. Although the battle put the town on the map, it has been the generations of residents who have shaped it. Frequented by many political and historic figures, the town has held on to its homespun feeling.

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Gettysburg

Gettysburg

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Overview

Gettysburg, while host to the most devastating war in American history, is a quiet, thriving town nestled in agricultural Adams County. Although the battle put the town on the map, it has been the generations of residents who have shaped it. Frequented by many political and historic figures, the town has held on to its homespun feeling.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738557687
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 09/24/2008
Series: Then and Now
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,061,791
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

With a foreword written by R. Gregory Goodell, archivist for the Gettysburg National Military Park, Dolly Nasby, a retired schoolteacher and author of a number of Arcadia volumes, explores Gettysburg's past through vintage and modern photographs.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments vii Foreword viii Introduction ix
1 Beginnings 11
2 Battlefield Sites 17
3 Lincoln Square (Formerly Diamond) 41
4 All around the Town 51
5 Education 73
6 Religious Organizations 83
7 Heroes 93 Bibliography 95
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