HOUSTON RICK
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Wife will not allow gunshops on HER vacation so can anyone recommend good eateries in Gettysburg? Any good museums (that migt have a lot of guns?). Best battlefield tours? Thanks in advance.
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Gettysburg Pennsylvania Things To Do & Tourist Attractions
Gettysburg Pennsylvania Things To Do & Tourist Attractions
I hear there is a horseback tour of some of the area but have not been able to find it myself.
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I can't quote the address.
rog8732
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I just spent some time there, again last week. You could roam around for a month on your own, and not learn what a good tour guide can show, and tell in a 3 or 4 hour tour.
. For some reason, until I first visited Gettysburg some years ago, American history always seemed to be just a muddle of dates and events to me, with none of them seemingly in a proper time-frame. After that first visit of 4 days, years ago, everything seems to relate and fall in place for me.
. It is, in many ways, a very sad place in our history.
. For some reason, until I first visited Gettysburg some years ago, American history always seemed to be just a muddle of dates and events to me, with none of them seemingly in a proper time-frame. After that first visit of 4 days, years ago, everything seems to relate and fall in place for me.
. It is, in many ways, a very sad place in our history.
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Eateries ~
1. The Dobbin House Dobbin House Tavern
2. The Cashtown Inn (about 5 miles west of Gettysburg on Route 30. Cashtown is where Lee caught up with his Generals and where the battle was staged from on the first day). The Cashtown Inn: Check In
3. General Pickett's Buffets The Official Site of General Pickett's Buffets
4. Farnsworth House (My favorite to stay in)
farnsworthhousegettysburg » Page 1 of 42 This is a very historic Gettysburg building with the east side covered in bullet holes. Its believed that the shot that killed Jennie Wade came from the attic window in this building.
There are eateries and museums scattered all around town from one end to the other. Some nice places right on the square and out on Steinwehr Avenue (which leads out onto the area where Pickett's men crossed the road).
To see alot of guns from the period, I suggest the display inside the NPS Visitor Center. A place called The Horse Soldier (http://www.horsesoldier.com/) that sells alot of relics has alot of original weapons for sale.
Tours - Go to the Visitor Center and either rent a licensed guide or do the "do it yourself" tape or CD tour. If I was there, I'd give you a free tour but.......! Don't forget Culp's Hill and the East Cavalry Field where Custer's men saw action.
Email me if you have any questions at spicks 75 at comcast dot net.
1. The Dobbin House Dobbin House Tavern
2. The Cashtown Inn (about 5 miles west of Gettysburg on Route 30. Cashtown is where Lee caught up with his Generals and where the battle was staged from on the first day). The Cashtown Inn: Check In
3. General Pickett's Buffets The Official Site of General Pickett's Buffets
4. Farnsworth House (My favorite to stay in)
farnsworthhousegettysburg » Page 1 of 42 This is a very historic Gettysburg building with the east side covered in bullet holes. Its believed that the shot that killed Jennie Wade came from the attic window in this building.
There are eateries and museums scattered all around town from one end to the other. Some nice places right on the square and out on Steinwehr Avenue (which leads out onto the area where Pickett's men crossed the road).
To see alot of guns from the period, I suggest the display inside the NPS Visitor Center. A place called The Horse Soldier (http://www.horsesoldier.com/) that sells alot of relics has alot of original weapons for sale.
Tours - Go to the Visitor Center and either rent a licensed guide or do the "do it yourself" tape or CD tour. If I was there, I'd give you a free tour but.......! Don't forget Culp's Hill and the East Cavalry Field where Custer's men saw action.
Email me if you have any questions at spicks 75 at comcast dot net.
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Wee Hooker
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All I can tell you is don't walk into a back road diner in that area and order a beer with your lunch on a Sunday in your purest Yankee accent! Did that once, ended up skipping the beer and 'best make that food to go "
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PA Reb hit the most important stuff. I'd also like to recommend O'Rourke's (44 Steinwehr Ave.) Its one of the places we usually hit up when we're in town... (which is fairly regularly, I love Gettysburg!)
Not much beats one of the guided tours (with an official guide). The next best thing is a History Channel/TravelBrains guide
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They have it at the various gift shops there, but if you have a bit of time, hit it up on amazon for a good discount.
Its a shame I've not been able to do any reenacting recently, I knew some guys who gave free tours if you'd donate some money to battlefield preservation.
A BIG +1 to the Horse Soldier too, that place is like a museum... where you can buy the exhibits. I *ALWAYS* take a stroll through there when I am in town.
The NPS visitor's center *USED* to have a great display on firearms. Since they moved it though... well they still have them, but they way they are spread out and displayed really makes it hard to look at them for what they are. (In fact, their model of the "typical" Union soldier is holding a Springfield with a Maynard Tape primer (which is just incorrect... they existed, but are RARE, a more standard 1863 Springfield, or 1853 Enfield would have made more sense.. but anyway...)
Feel free to private me any other questions too
Hope you have a great trip!OH! Almost forgot, there is a place in town there called the Avenue Diner. AVOID! Its a tourist place... meaning they figure you're a tourist and don't care if you return. I've never had a good experience there... in fact we call it the "Skin Diner" because everything that's supposed to be liquid has a skin over it... My favorite meal there has a Slice of GRAVY on my turkey...
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I've stayed at the Best western next to the rail road cut 3 times and love it there .It is also known a where General Lees hqtrs. with a small museum and most importantly has a small resturaunt and micro brewery.AS said do a bus tour first then go back to what you want to see. As said I've been there 3 times and learn something new every time.
Last time my family and I went to Gettysburg I signed Penny and our daughter up for the horseback tour from Artillery Ridge Campground. It was a guided tour of the battlefield and they both loved it very much. Myself I enjoyed sitting in the various locations and talking to the tour bus drivers. I’ve found that most of them not only love history but can fill be in on details of local points of interest as well.
The Lincoln Diner-right across the street from the old train station-is a favorite of mine for breakfast. There are some cool bistro type places downtown too.
I love Gettysburg. Been there many times since I was a child and learn something new every time. My dad and I even experienced a paranormal experience along with about fifteen others twenty years ago.
We were at Spangler's Spring, an are where wounded troops from both sides went to get water during the extreme heat of the July Gettysburg summer. It was nearly 90 degrees late in the afternoon. We were milling around reading the markers when all of a sudden thick fog appeared almost instantly. The temperature also dropped at least 20 degrees! This lasted about one minute, then the fog vanished and the heat was back. There was a group gasp and several people said "holy stuff! What was THAT"- I've believed in haunted placed ever since.
I love Gettysburg. Been there many times since I was a child and learn something new every time. My dad and I even experienced a paranormal experience along with about fifteen others twenty years ago.
We were at Spangler's Spring, an are where wounded troops from both sides went to get water during the extreme heat of the July Gettysburg summer. It was nearly 90 degrees late in the afternoon. We were milling around reading the markers when all of a sudden thick fog appeared almost instantly. The temperature also dropped at least 20 degrees! This lasted about one minute, then the fog vanished and the heat was back. There was a group gasp and several people said "holy stuff! What was THAT"- I've believed in haunted placed ever since.
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A couple of things that I would like to add to my above post here is this - Gettysburg, unlike alot of other Civil War battle towns such as Sharpsburg, Maryland, is full of what I like to call "tourist traps". If a person can visit, study the history and the field itself, they will enjoy the trip much more than if they take a "guided ghost tour"! If the OP is interested in seeing a house that was owned by a friend of mine at one time, was a hospital site during and after the battle, and truly has some crazy things going on inside it now, email me and I'll tell you how to find it. Otherwise, enjoy the history of the battle itself.
One other must stop would be the National Cemetery and the adjoining Evergreen Cemetery. Walks through the National Cemetery leave a visitor in awe - the men buried there are true American heroes. This is also where Lincoln made his famous speech. Be sure to visit the grave of the newest addition who was recovered out along the railroad cut several years ago (see below). The Evergreen Cemetery has alot of the Gettysburg citizens that lived (or in the case of Jennie Wade, died) through the battle.
Speaking of Jennie Wade, you can tour her sister's house on the then outskirts of town where she lost her life but you can also see her real home which she fled from. It sits on Baltimore Street just a few blocks from the square.
Another awe inspiring place is the fields directly in front of the Peace Memorial. Google "Alfred Iverson" and read of his unit's actions at Gettysburg. This is the field where those men were led to slaughter and is believed to be the resting place of many of them to this day. Today, its known as Iverson's Pits and is a very peaceful spot to sit and contemplate, especially if the hours leading up to dark.
The latest soldier recovery was made several years ago. If you leave town heading west on Route 30, turn right at the traffic light just beyond Lee's Headquarters (leads to the Peace Memorial). As you start to cross the bridge over the infamous railroad cut, look to your right and you will see a white flank marker sitting right on the edge of the cut. This is the area that the latest soldier was found several years back. Although all of the relics found in the grave with him make it almsot certain he was a Confederate soldier, he was buried in the Cemetery as an unknown. The reason for this is that under federal law, a person that fought against the U.S. is not allowed to be buried in a National Cemetery. I was at the burial and what I thought was really interesting is the fact that three civil war widows were also in attendance!
O.K., I'll quit now. Don't blame me though - you're the on that brought up my most favorite place in the world! Have fun!
One other must stop would be the National Cemetery and the adjoining Evergreen Cemetery. Walks through the National Cemetery leave a visitor in awe - the men buried there are true American heroes. This is also where Lincoln made his famous speech. Be sure to visit the grave of the newest addition who was recovered out along the railroad cut several years ago (see below). The Evergreen Cemetery has alot of the Gettysburg citizens that lived (or in the case of Jennie Wade, died) through the battle.
Speaking of Jennie Wade, you can tour her sister's house on the then outskirts of town where she lost her life but you can also see her real home which she fled from. It sits on Baltimore Street just a few blocks from the square.
Another awe inspiring place is the fields directly in front of the Peace Memorial. Google "Alfred Iverson" and read of his unit's actions at Gettysburg. This is the field where those men were led to slaughter and is believed to be the resting place of many of them to this day. Today, its known as Iverson's Pits and is a very peaceful spot to sit and contemplate, especially if the hours leading up to dark.
The latest soldier recovery was made several years ago. If you leave town heading west on Route 30, turn right at the traffic light just beyond Lee's Headquarters (leads to the Peace Memorial). As you start to cross the bridge over the infamous railroad cut, look to your right and you will see a white flank marker sitting right on the edge of the cut. This is the area that the latest soldier was found several years back. Although all of the relics found in the grave with him make it almsot certain he was a Confederate soldier, he was buried in the Cemetery as an unknown. The reason for this is that under federal law, a person that fought against the U.S. is not allowed to be buried in a National Cemetery. I was at the burial and what I thought was really interesting is the fact that three civil war widows were also in attendance!
O.K., I'll quit now. Don't blame me though - you're the on that brought up my most favorite place in the world! Have fun!
BearBio
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"4. Farnsworth House (My favorite to stay in)
farnsworthhousegettysburg » Page 1 of 42 This is a very historic Gettysburg building with the east side covered in bullet holes. Its believed that the shot that killed Jennie Wade came from the attic window in this building."
We stayed there in a "haunted room"==nothing happened. Had dinner in the restaurant attached and had period food. wasn't memorable but wasn't bad.
We both felt Gettysburg was too commercial. We felt Antietam was more somber and reflective.
farnsworthhousegettysburg » Page 1 of 42 This is a very historic Gettysburg building with the east side covered in bullet holes. Its believed that the shot that killed Jennie Wade came from the attic window in this building."
We stayed there in a "haunted room"==nothing happened. Had dinner in the restaurant attached and had period food. wasn't memorable but wasn't bad.
We both felt Gettysburg was too commercial. We felt Antietam was more somber and reflective.
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Yes sir, you hit the nail squarely on its head especially about the commercialism or what I have termed above, "tourist traps". I've also stayed many times at the Farnsworth House just because I like the "air" it gives off. I was lucky enough to have spent one night in the attic room (at the top of this photo) which is no longer available for guest lodging (note how the bullet marks get heavier towards the window) to try and allow the men who once inhabitated it to talk to me. Silly thought but ............! That's why I tell anyone interested in a visit to Gettysburg to forget about all the small stuff and get down to what its really all about - the fight, the men who fought it, the tactics used, and what it did to the town and its people. Leave everything else out and you've got a wonderful and magical town to explore!
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BearBio
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I took our Leadership Course in W. VA (across the River from Antietam) and one of my Development Team members was a Gettysburg fanatic. He spent several weekend trips while we were there. One thing he commented on that really struck home to me was that he said, right after the battle, everyone just packed up and left. The locals had to deal with piles of dirty bandages and piles of amputated limbs and thousands of dead horses.
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Here is another vote for PA Reb's advice to hire a guide. The detail that some of these guys have at their command is astonishing. Better yet, do some background reading beforehand, and be prepared to ask some questions. You will be truly amazed at what you can learn.
I've read a couple of period accounts that said any civilian caught "looting" Government equiptment from the battlefield was placed on horse burning detail.
