Profile for Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, PA

Gettysburg is in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, just north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

More than 7,000 soldiers died here in one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.

President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address in 1863.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 43. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 5.6 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 1 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Well-known residents have included:
· Eddie Plank, baseball player

Local festivals include:

• Gettysburg Brass Band Festival - June 14-17, 2007
• Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - May 17-20, 2007
• Adams County Irish Festival - July 21, 2007
• Gettysburg Fall Bluegrass Festival - Aug. 23-26, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Caledonia State Park

Historic sites and museums: Gettysburg National Military Park, Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg National Cemetery, Lincoln Room Museum

Colleges and universities: Gettysburg College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
No more egregious error can be committed by the visitor to Gettysburg than to assume that the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) is over.
-- An American Notebook
Philip Hamburger

Listed places near Gettysburg

Cemeteries (9)

Colleges (2)

Communities (15)

Hotels (17)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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27% of Gettysburg residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Gettysburg ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Gettysburg
• Cemeteries in Adams County
• Libraries in or near Gettysburg

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• Adams County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - PA data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Veteran grave locator

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• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Pennsylvania
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Gettysburg was $14,157, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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32% of Gettysburg residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Gettysburg festival dates:

• Gettysburg Brass Band Festival - June 14-17, 2007
• Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - May 17-20, 2007
• Adams County Irish Festival - July 21, 2007
• Gettysburg Fall Bluegrass Festival - Aug. 23-26, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Gettysburg festival web sites:

• Adams County Irish Festival
• Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival

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• Pennsylvania county fairs
• Pennsylvania festivals (Pennsylvania tourism department)
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Historic districts in Gettysburg include Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Adams County genealogy forum

Median rent in Gettysburg, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $405.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,002.

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Libraries in Gettysburg include Adams County Library System ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Gettysburg include Gettysburg Times

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Adams County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Gettysburg political report.

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The average commute time for Gettysburg workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Gettysburg include Best Inn, Best Western Gettysburg, Best Western Gettysburg Hotel, Budget Host Three Crowns Motor Lodg, Colton Motel, Comfort Inn Gettysburg, Country Inn & Suites Gettysburg, Days Inn Gettysburg, Econo Lodge, Hilton Garden Inn Gettysburg ... More hotels.

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