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Gettysburg Railroad

An Amusement Park At Gettysburg?

February 16, 2016March 29, 2016 / Sarah Kay Bierle / 5 Comments

You might not believe this.

After-all, you’d think a place where 10,000+ American men had died would always be hallowed ground. Not so in the late 19th Century. There were train tracks across Gettysburg Battlefield, and one of the stops near the end of the line was Round Top Park.

Yes, there was an amusement park at Gettysburg…

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