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Gettysburg - 8/21/2008 2:52:53 PM

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Anyone have anything or anywhere they'd recommended I should check out while visiting Gettysburg I mean we already have an idea of what to check out but if anyone has somewhere theyd like to tell about ill be glad to check it out, never been there before.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/21/2008 2:59:55 PM

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I used to live there....not sure what you're into. Of course there's the battlefields and touristy stuff. You can do haunted ghost tours at night or carriage rides in town. There's all kinds of little shops throughout town. The Pub is a pretty good place to eat it's right in the town square. Can't miss it... Mamma Ventura's is pretty good also. The Pike is a bar/restraunt that has a deck. It's alright.

There's outlets right outside of gettysburg on rt.15 and there's a TGI Fridays there.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/21/2008 3:05:51 PM

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Never actually did it, but I always wanted to wet a line at Sack's Bridge (sp?) in the early mornings while camping there in the fall with boy scouts. Not even sure about permission or even the name of the body of water, but theres a little pool there at the bridge with a spillway...always looked trouty to me.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/21/2008 3:13:38 PM

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As far as fishing goes... there's isn't anything in Gettysburg worthwhile. And whatever stream that is in town smells like sewage. There's a couple nice streams out towards Fairfield and even Waynesboro. You could even hit up Yellow Breechs if you have time. I'm sure you're going with family and might not have time to get out. PM if you want to though. I can lead you to a couple nice stretches of water.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/21/2008 5:20:12 PM

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Don't go to the Gettysbrew...the beer sucks...

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/21/2008 9:07:17 PM

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Kyler,
If you are in to history go to the video store and rent the movie "Gettysburg" it's 4 hours long but is so amazingly accurate that when you walk the battlefield it will bring new perspective to the history of the place. Try to get out on the battlefield very early in the morning (dawn) and experience the stillness of the place. Be sure to see Little Round Top and the high water mark grove. And also stop by the graveyard and reflect on the number of graves that are still there.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/21/2008 9:19:38 PM

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Great advise indsguiz..... The graveyard(IMO) is definitely a must see...

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/21/2008 9:22:37 PM

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And also stop by the graveyard and reflect on the number of graves that are still there.

Agreed. The amount of UNKNOWN graves is sobering.

The ghost tours can be interesting, but the last time I was there we encountered some sort of a paranormal exploration group from penn state. It ruined our experience because they had so many cameras and pieces of equipment flashing and making noises...to say nothing of the weird rituals going on, that it seemed more like a movie set than a ghost tour.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/22/2008 1:59:43 AM

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thanks guys my old lady wants to do some "ghost hunting" so like 3 disposalables and my digital I love history too. Ive seen that move ind so thats why i cant wait.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/22/2008 8:20:03 AM

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Don't go to the Gettysbrew...the beer sucks...

It's not there anymore anyways... go to ABC for some good beer. There's a micro brewery/restaurant there.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/22/2008 8:48:24 AM

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Cold beat me to it, I was going to tell you to check out the ghost tours, seems like that would be kinda cool. My buddy insists that he saw a ghost while he was in GB, but he thinks it was just his mind playing with him. He said it was out on one of the battlefields.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/22/2008 8:50:50 AM

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What we did was buy a dvd with a car tour. Pick them up most anyplace there. Listen to the tape and stop where they say, neat stuff!

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/22/2008 8:56:32 AM

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i had a wealthy cousin who spent a weekend at an historic hotel there. very educated, not given to theories and such. said that the hotel was haunted, that things went on at night.

the pastor at our old church would go there every year. said that it was really the hallowed grounds that lincoln talked about.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/22/2008 9:19:47 AM

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If you have a cassette or dvd player head to the National Gettysburg Museum and get a narrated tour tape then drive the battlefield. You can take all day if you want and the tape is done very well. I still have mine and may head back one day just to do the drive again.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/22/2008 9:47:10 AM

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Kyler,
One other piece of advice if you have the time. Try to follow the historic sequence of the battle to get a feeling of the ebb and flow of the battles, usually caused by very poor communications: "Where the hell is Jeb Sturart?" and the slowness of the supply lines. Some modern analists have supposed that: IF Lee had know that he was only facing a small force of cavalry, and if he could have brought up his cannon on the first day, and if his troops had been carrying enough initial suply of ammunition. (three BIG if's) then he could have either pushed thru the Union forces and taken the town and the cross roads beyond on the first day, or he could have routed the Union and controlled the railhead and been able to stop the trains coming up from D.C.! Another interesting sidenote is the fact that the confederates had been on winter rations of beef and hardtack for most of the winter, and when they came up the Chambersburg Pike they were able to get fresh cherries and some other fruit from the local farmers and other foods that they had not had during the entire winter. Well guess what happens when you eat a lot of fruit or vegetables after you have been stopped-up (sic) for an entire winter. Yep! Some historians estimate that up to 20% of the confederates had some sort of "stomach distress" right before or during the battle.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/22/2008 10:15:48 AM

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@ rapala11: Was that the Cashtown Inn? It's a hotspot for paranormal activity.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/22/2008 10:20:45 AM

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cold, i am sorry, but i can't recall.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/22/2008 10:59:15 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Cold

@ rapala11: Was that the Cashtown Inn? It's a hotspot for paranormal activity.

yeah either there or the Farnsworth House Inn are known for being "haunted"

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/23/2008 5:19:18 AM

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Id really like to say no i wont be doing any fishing during this trip. buttttt I always have a fly rod packed as well as my vest, waders, boots, license and sometimes bigger tackle lol. for the JUST IN CASE she always rolls her eyes when we are un packing and she sees i brought the gear.

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/23/2008 3:11:11 PM

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Go and get a Battlefield Guide. They will give you a personal tour of of the battlefield in your car (cost a few bucks). Or you can go on a Battlewalk with a Federal Battle Field Guide, this is a walking tour (these are free). Here is a link to the Gettysburg Battlefield Tours.

http://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/visit/tours.html

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RE: Gettysburg - 8/24/2008 12:24:33 AM

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Didn't know there was so many history buffs here...good job guys.

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