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Independence Day 1866, John M. Rudy
Independence Day 1866, John M. Rudy
Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications
The grand national holiday was a quiet one in Adams County in 1866. Gettysburg was a ghost town. No fireworks. No parades. No mass celebrations. In the woods around the county, small knots of citizens gathered for picnics. Escaping the hot, dusty streets of the towns was obviously a boon for anyone who, as the Adams Sentinel put it, “embraced the opportunity of rusticating for the day.” [excerpt]
An Early Black Cemetery On York Street, Andrew I. Dalton
An Early Black Cemetery On York Street, Andrew I. Dalton
Student Publications
Many are familiar with William H. Tipton, a well-known local photographer who recorded iconic views of the town, battlefield, and monuments surrounding Gettysburg. What many people may not know is that Tipton built a house in the early 1900s right on top of Gettysburg’s first African-American cemetery. [excerpt]