Lincoln Square - Gettysburg, PA
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N 39° 49.856 W 077° 13.865
18S E 309077 N 4411374
Quick Description: Lincoln Square is the center hub and surrounding brick plazas where four roads come together.
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2014 6:47:45 PM
Waymark Code: WMN3FM
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Long Description:
In Gettysburg's center is Lincoln Square, where there is a circular center with flowers and pathways, and brick walkways on the outer edge of the roads.
Lincoln Square is where four roads come together at a rotary: Baltimore St, York St., Carlisle St. and Chambersburg St. These roads are also two highways: Business Route 15 and US 30.
The plaza is in five parts: the center circular hub, and four corners which are covered in red brick. The center part has beds of pretty flowers, with signs for each road. At the very center is a flag pole. The corners have signs, monuments and statues on them, as well as entrances to houses, stores, and museums.
Name: Lincoln Square
Street Location: Baltimore, York, Carlisle, and Chamber Streets
Local Municipality: Gettysburg
State/Province, etc.: PA
Country: United States of America
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Abraham Lincoln
Date Established: Not known
Picnic Facilities: None
Recreational Facilities:
Really none. Tourist attractions are everywhere.
Monuments/Statues: Many.
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and an unkonwn person on the SE corner
Fountains: None seen.
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: None.
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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