Gettysburg Historic Walking Town Tour - "Reluctant Witness".

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Gettysburg Historic Walking Town Tour - "Reluctant Witness".

Reluctant Witness

A 2 hour Gettysburg town walking tour that showcases the civilians of Gettysburg who witnessed the horror of war, highlighting historic buildings and their importance.
The research is about rediscovering first hand accounts describing civilian life and the musings of soldiers who tactically and tragically occupied the streets of Gettysburg those three long days July 1863.

Your guides knowledge and pure joy gained in finding these life lines connecting the present and the past is humbling and contagious!
He brings July 1863 in the small town of Gettysburg to life.

Starting Location and Stops

The tour will start in Unity Park, next to Mr G's ice cream. It proceeds north on to Baltimore Street, highlighting areas on what was the main street through town in 1863. We will walk down historic High Street, talking about the then and now uses of these borough buildings and return to Alumni Park by way of Baltimore Street. This is a leisurely paced walk... No hiking... on paved roads...wheelchairs are manageable. This tour may go up cemetery hill.

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