This National Park site is an amazing place to visit. I had no idea how big it was, so I didn't have enough time here. I visited the cemetery where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg's Address, and some of the Battlefields. It is really a great place to visit.
A bronze statue of Abe Lincoln at the visitor center.
The Gettysburg Address
A dapper-looking gent walking around Gettysburg. He smiled for me when he saw me snapping his photo!
The Railroad Station in Gettysburg.
Lincoln Diner. This town is everything Lincoln!
Well, aren't I just looking soooo pretty here at Gettysburg?!?!
This was the BEST! There was no where to park at the visitor center. There was one spot for a GREEN car (above), so I pulled my little Prius right into the spot (below)!
THE SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY
The next three photos were the spot where the Gettysburg Address was delivered.
Abe Lincoln Memorial
I found this very hard to even fathom; but, almost as many soldiers died in combat at the Battle of Gettyburg than during the entire Vietnam War [American lives]. The 3-day Gettysburg battle claimed 51,112 lives. The Vietnam War, when the U.S. entered it in approximately 1965 until it ended in 1975, claimed 58,209 American lives.
We received a Medal of Honor.
THE BATTLEFIELDS
NOTE: Any statistics I quote in my blog are taken from Internet sites. They may or may not be accurate. They may be close, or they may be way-off. I try my best to be accurate, but, hey, I believe everything I read like everyone else!
