Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg
Gettysburg National Military Park in April 2019
Flag of Gettysburg
Official seal of Gettysburg
Location in Adams County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Adams County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Gettysburg is located in Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
Gettysburg is located in the United States
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
Coordinates: 39°49′42″N 77°13′56″W / 39.82833°N 77.23222°W / 39.82833; -77.23222[1]
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAdams
Settled1780
Incorporated1806
Named forSamuel Gettys
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
 • MayorRita C. Frealing (D)
Area
 • Total1.66 sq mi (4.31 km2)
 • Land1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
560 ft (170 m)
Population
 • Total7,106
 • Density4,280.72/sq mi (1,653.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
17325
Area code(s)717
FIPS code42-28960
Website[1]

Gettysburg (/ˈɡɛtizbɜːrɡ/; locally /ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ/ )[4] is a borough in Pennsylvania and the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, the United States.[5] As of the 2020 census, the borough had a population of 7,106 people.

Gettysburg was the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, fought from July 1 to July 3 of 1863. Later that year, on November 19, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to dedicate Gettysburg National Cemetery, where he delivered the Gettysburg Address, a carefully crafted 271-word address considered one of the most famous speeches in history.

Gettysburg is home to the Gettysburg National Military Park, where the Battle of Gettysburg was fought mainly; the Battle of Gettysburg had the most casualties of any Civil War battle.

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
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  4. ^ Robert D. Quigley, Civil War Spoken Here: A Dictionary of Mispronounced People, Places and Things of the 1860s (Collingswood, NJ: C. W. Historicals, 1993), p. 68. ISBN 0-9637745-0-6.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.