Gettysburg College, Gettysburg

Name: Gettysburg College
Address: College Union Building, Gettysburg, United States

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Gettysburg College is a private liberal arts college in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1832, the 225-acre campus is adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield. Gettysburg College has about 2,600 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women. Gettysburg students come from 41 states, Washington, D.C., and 39 countries. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1832 (192 years ago)Coordinates: 39°50'12"N, 77°14'16"W

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Gettysburg College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gettysburg National Cemetery, Eternal Light Peace Memorial, Cemetery Hill, Dobbin House Tavern.

1.2 miS
Cemetery, Historical place
Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg
30 min walk • Gettysburg National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery created for Union/Federal casualties of the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
0.9 miN
Memorial, Historical place
Eternal Light Peace Memorial, Gettysburg
23 min walk • The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument dedicated on July 3, 1938, commemorating the 1913 Gettysburg reunion for the 50th anniversary of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1913.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Hill, Cemetery
Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg
29 min walk • Cemetery Hill is a landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the scene of fighting each day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The northernmost part of the Army of the Potomac defensive "fish-hook" line, the hill is gently sloped and provided a site for American Civil War artillery.
1 miS
Nightlife, Restaurant
Dobbin House Tavern, Gettysburg
26 min walk • The Dobbin House Tavern, known also as Dobbin House, on 89 Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is a tavern which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was established in 1776, making it the oldest standing structure in the town limits of Gettysburg.
1.2 miS
Monuments and statues
Soldiers' National Monument, Gettysburg
31 min walk • The Soldiers' National Monument is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial which is located at the central point of Gettysburg National Cemetery. It honors the battle's soldiers and tells an allegory of "peace and plenty under freedom … following a heroic struggle." In addition to an...
0.5 miSW
Museum
Schmucker Hall, Gettysburg
13 min walk • Schmucker Hall is an American Civil War site listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pennsylvania, that was constructed as the original Gettysburg Theological Seminary building.
1.3 miS
Monuments and statues
11th Mississippi Infantry Monument, Gettysburg
33 min walk • The 11th Mississippi Infantry Statue is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial commemorating a Confederate regiment with a bronze sculpture of a flagbearer.
1.1 miS
Monuments and statues
Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial, Gettysburg
29 min walk • The Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial is a Gettysburg Battlefield monument depicting the "Armistead-Bingham incident" after Pickett's Charge in which Union Army Captain Henry H.
1.2 miS
39°49'8"N • 77°14'6"W
Lincoln Train Museum, Gettysburg
32 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
1.1 miSE
Cemetery
East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg
29 min walk • East Cemetery Hill is a Gettysburg Battlefield landform used for the battle of East Cemetery Hill during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day.
0.5 miSW
39°49'55"N • 77°14'40"W
Seminary Ridge Museum - Gettysburg, Gettysburg
13 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, History museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Gettysburg College?

Nearby attractions include Pennsylvania Hall, Gettysburg (6 min walk), Sheads House, Gettysburg (9 min walk), Seminary Ridge Museum - Gettysburg, Gettysburg (13 min walk), Schmucker Hall, Gettysburg (13 min walk).

How to get to Gettysburg College by public transport?

The nearest stations to Gettysburg College:

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Gettysburg Transit Center (13 min walk)