Gettysburg is more than just the big historic battlefield, although that battle overshadows everything in the town. We made this return trip because when I was looking over our pictures from when we toured the battlefield almost 20 years ago, I realized that we never saw the place where President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address! So first thing, lunch – Gettysburg Eddie’s. MY says the french onion soup was the best she ever had!
Gettysburg Eddie’s remembers its native Eddie Plank, who was a hall of fame pitcher, primarily for the Philadelphia A’s from 1901-1914.Eddie PlankWills House. President Abraham Lincoln slept in this house November 18, 1863, the night before his immortal address at the cemetery.One of several statues of Lincoln around town.Thaddeus Stevens practiced law in Gettysburg 1816-1842, then Lancaster from 1842-1868. As Congressman from Lancaster he was the most powerful congressman during and after the Civil War. He was also a framer of the 14th Amendment, which granted US citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US, most significantly, all former slaves. He also led the effort to impeach President Andrew Johnson (failed by one vote).Statue of General Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Commander of Allied Forces WWII Made decision “Okay let’s go” D-Day June 6, 1944President Eisenhower’s farm at Gettysburg.We had dinner at Dobbin House Restaurant which dates to 1776, the oldest building in Gettysburg.Slave hideaway below the ground floor.
