Saturday, June 22, 2013

Pennsylvania, Gettysburg - Saturday June 22, 2013


What a great two days it has been for riding the bike!!  We went back to Gettysburg this morning and stopped at the Soldiers National Cemetery.  There are about 6,000 soldiers from all wars buried there.  3580 are Union soldiers from the Civil War – half of them are unknown.  A stone marks the burial site of each Unknown Soldier.


Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery.  The site where he stood is now marked by the Soldiers National Monument.


From the cemetery we went into downtown Gettysburg to look around.  Today was Farmer’s Market Day so the square was packed.  Our guide on the tour of the battleground yesterday told us that Gettysburg normally has about 1.5 million tourists through it in a typical year.  Since next month is the 150th anniversary, they are expecting 4-5 million in that month!!  So, don’t plan on getting anywhere near Gettysburg for a while.
 

All of the buildings that were in Gettysburg at the time of the Civil War have a plaque on the front


We stopped by the train station where Lincoln came into Gettysburg – guess I didn’t pay enough attention in history class because I always thought he gave the Gettysburg Address at the train station.
 

We stopped for lunch at the Dobbin House.  Dobbin House is the oldest house in Gettysburg, built in 1776.  They have fine and casual dining.  We went for the casual Tavern which is in the cellar of the house – we dined by candlelight.  There was just enough light to be able to appreciate the stone walls and wooden beams and to think about all of the conversations that have taken place there over the years.

After lunch we headed out to a round barn market
 

and the Adams County Winery which is supplying the wine for the 150th anniversary celebration in Gettysburg.

These are our purchases today.
 

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