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| Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | | Gettysburg PA | | | Official website: http://www.preserveamerica.gov/pagettysburg.html | | | Population: 7,500 | | | | | | | |
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| | Description: Gettysburg (population 7,500), site of one of the Civil War’s most pivotal battles, will forever be associated with that epic struggle. But Gettysburg is rich in historic properties that reflect its history both before and after the Civil War. Gettysburg was founded in 1786 when James Getty laid out a town square and 210 lots adjacent to his father’s tavern and farmstead. Located at a crossroads, the town became a rural center along a transportation corridor between south central Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland. Steady growth made Gettysburg the town of choice for county seat when Adams County was created in 1800. In the following decades, several educational and religious institutions were established, and the agricultural economy was augmented by light industry. In 1858, the Gettysburg Railroad was extended into town, cementing the community’s role as a key provider of goods for the Adams County area and northwestern Maryland. |
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