Monday, February 16, 2015
Monday - Gettysburg National Military Park
Today we celebrate Presidents' Day by focusing a great deal on our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. We started the day with a drive to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where we toured the famed fields and hills of the three day battle. It was at this same location, four months later, that President Lincoln would give his famous Gettysburg Address while dedicating the battlefield as a cemetery. Our visit began with a short video in the visitor's center before climbing up into the center of the cyclorama; a 30 foot tall, 360 degree painting of Pickett's charge on the third day of the battle. Our drive around the battlefield was guided by a knowledgeable park ranger who shared lots of great information with us about the battles the took place and the monuments and memorials that stand today to honor the generals and soldiers who fought here 150 years ago. After lunch in the visitors' center, we headed back into DC. Next stop, ... Ford's Theater.
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