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  2. Kecksburg, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. /  40.18472°N 79.46139°W  / 40.18472; -79.46139. Kecksburg is an unincorporated community in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in a heavily wooded area along PA Route 982, it is approximately thirty miles southeast of Pittsburgh at an elevation of 1,209 feet.

  3. Lincoln at Gettysburg - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America was written by Garry Wills, who was an adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University at the time that his book was published. The book, which became a best-seller during the 1990s, [1] argued that Lincoln's 272-word address, which was delivered during the dedication of the new ...

  4. John L. Burns - Wikipedia

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    John Lawrence Burns [1] (September 5, 1793 – February 4, 1872 [2]) was an American soldier and constable. A veteran of the War of 1812, at age 69 he fought as a civilian combatant with the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. He was wounded, but survived to become a national celebrity.

  5. Gettysburg National Tower - Wikipedia

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    The Gettysburg National Tower was a 307-foot (94 m) hyperboloid observation tower that overlooked the Gettysburg National Military Park and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from 1974 to 2000. [3] The privately owned tower attracted many of the battlefield's visitors, who paid a fee to access its observation decks.

  6. Adams County Courthouse (Pennsylvania) - Wikipedia

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    During the Battle of Gettysburg the building served as both a command post and as a hospital, for both Union and Confederate armies. [3] The Adams County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974.

  7. 105th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    105th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The 105th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (also known as the " Wildcat Regiment ") was an infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [1] [2] Among the regiment's early recruits was future United States Congressman Albert C. Thompson .

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