Gettysburg Historic Walking Town Tour- Chambersburg Street 1863
Lincoln Statue on the Square, outside of 11 Lincoln Square
2 hour tour concentrating on residents who lived on Chambersburg St.
Chambersburg Street, 1863
A 2 hour walking tour that showcases the civilians of Gettysburg who witnessed the horror of war, highlighting historic buildings and their importance along Chambersburg Street.
The research is about rediscovering first hand accounts describing civilian life and the musings of soldiers who tactically and tragically occupied the streets of Gettysburg those three long days July 1863.
Ken’s knowledge and pure joy gained in finding these life lines connecting the present and the past is humbling and contagious! Ken brings July 1863 in the small town of Gettysburg to life.
The tour will start outside 11 Lincoln Square. We will meet by the Statue of Lincoln and the benches. It proceeds West around the Square to Chambersburg Street. We will follow Chambersburg Street west to the 1863 edge of town highlighting areas on what was the western entrance to town. We will use the same route to return to the Square talking about the people that lived in these homes in 1863.
This is a leisurely paced walk… No hiking… on paved roads…wheelchairs are manageable.