Left the RV Park and drove to the Gettysburg KOA RV Park. After getting set up we drove to the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center. Here we found information on how to visit the park and what to see around Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Museum of the Civil War, with 22,000 square feet of exhibit space, features relics of the Battle of Gettysburg and personalities who served in the Civil War, inter-active exhibits, and multi-media presentations that cover the conflict from beginning to end as well as describe the Battle of Gettysburg and its terrible aftermath. The center also hosts the film, "A New Birth of Freedom", narrated by actor Morgan Freeman and the restored Gettysburg Cyclorama, which depicts the final fury of Gettysburg- "Pickett's Charge".
Day 46
Mon 22 Aug 16
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| Entered Pennsylvania |
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| The Cyclorama was amazing. It is a circular painting that is 377 feet long and 42 feet high with lights, sound and smoke depicting the Final Battle. |
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| The Cyclorama |
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| The Cyclorama |
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| Didn't know that this proclimation only freeed the slaves in the states that were still part of the union. Read the next picture. |
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| Here we are with good ol' Abe Lincoln |
The Cyclorama was really interesting! Neil just helped move his brother-in-law to Pennsylvania in May. So he saw Gettysburg as well. So lucky! Cara
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