INTERACTIVE: Remembering Gettysburg

Minnesota played a pivotal role in the battle of Gettysburg. Explore this rich map of historical war monuments and markers scattered throughout the Gettysburg National Military Park. President Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 on the site of one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Civil War and would be would be remembered as one of the most important speeches in American history.
Data used in this map are from the Historical Marker Database. When you click on a location in the map, you will get the name of the monument and a link to the Historical Marker Database page detailing it.
This map allows you to view Twitter feeds using the search term 'Gettysburg Address' that have been posted from recent visitors to the Gettysburg Battlefield.
Note: To use the Twitter feed you must have an account, you will be prompted to log into it while using this map.

June 2, 2015 at 4:53PM
(Raymond Grumney/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Raymond Grumney

News Graphics Director

Ray Grumney is the news graphics director at the Star Tribune, with a proven 30-year award-winning track record. He is a driven visual journalist focused on developing and implementing high-impact design solutions to sometimes complicated data-driven stories.

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