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Gettysburg (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ t i z b ɜːr ɡ /; locally / ˈ ɡ ɛ t ɪ s b ɜːr ɡ / ⓘ) [4] is a borough in Pennsylvania and the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. [5] As of the 2020 census, the borough had a population of 7,106 people.
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Totaling 3,785 acres (1,532 ha) of area, it is mostly located in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, [5] where it takes up almost 20% of the municipality's area. [6] Portions of the park extend into the Gettysburg borough limits, [7] including the Soldiers' National Cemetery, [8] and an exclave is in Mount Pleasant Township. [9]
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.Locations of military engagements extend from the 4-acre (1.6 ha) site of the first shot [G 1] at Knoxlyn Ridge [1] on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east.
Map of Adams County, Pennsylvania with municipal labels showing boroughs (red), townships (white), and census-designated places (blue) The Gettysburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area is a small urban area of southern Pennsylvania. Adams County makes up the entire statistical area. The population is 101,407 as of the 2010 census.
Old veterans clasping hands across the Angle at the 1913 Gettysburg reunion.. The Angle [2] (Bloody Angle colloq.) is a Gettysburg Battlefield area which includes the 1863 Copse of Trees used as the target landmark for Pickett's Charge, the 1892 monument that marks the high-water mark of the Confederacy, a rock wall, [3] and several other Battle of Gettysburg monuments.
Among those unique Gettysburg experiences, three Gettysburg-area museums were also named as some of the best small town and children's museums across the United States for 2024.
Area [5] Map Adams County: 001: Gettysburg: 1800: Parts of York County: John Adams, second U.S. President: 106,748: 522 sq mi (1,352 km 2) Allegheny County: 003: Pittsburgh: 1788: Parts of Washington and Westmoreland Counties: Delaware word for the Allegheny River, which possibly translates to "beautiful river" 1,224,825: 745 sq mi (1,930 km 2 ...