Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dedicated to the memory of James A. Getty

Photographed by William Pope, February 25, 2024

1. Dedicated to the memory of James A, Getty Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the
Memory of
James A. Getty

For his untiring
efforts to inculcate
the youth of America
by his portrayal
of Abraham Lincoln

And for his service
as a member of
the Confederation
of Union Generals.

Robert E. Hanrahan, Jr.
Chair
Timothy G. Hodge
Preservation Chair
John M. Hart. Jr.
Monument Chair

Erected 2015.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 49.132′ N, 77° 14.105′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on Steinwehr Avenue (Business U.S. 15) 0.1 miles north of King Street, on the left when traveling north. This marker is in front of the Lincoln Train Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 425 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Four score and seven…" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Last Line-of-Duty Deaths on Gettysburg Battlefield (about 300 feet away); Culp Brothers Memorial (about 400 feet away); A Tale of Two Brothers (about 400 feet away); Gold Star Mothers Memorial (about 400 feet away); Better Than a Tent... (about 400 feet away); "The Great Peace Jubilee" (about 500 feet away); 136th New York Infantry (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Also see . . .
1. James A. Getty.

Getty delivered the Gettysburg Address at the National Cemetery in Gettysburg each year on November 19th for several decades..... Getty's voice is that of President Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

(Submitted on February 26, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania.)

2. Gettysburg Address - Jim Getty (YouTube, 2:13).

Photographed by William Pope, February 25, 2024

2. Dedicated to the memory of James A, Getty Marker

(Submitted on March 7, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.