Gettysburg College is a private liberal arts college in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1832, the 225-acre (91 ha) campus is adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield. Gettysburg College has about 2,600 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women. Gettysburg students come from 41 states, Washington, D.C., and 39 countries.
Samuel Simon Schmucker, Gettysburg College founder
House on Washington St. occupied by the Eisenhowers
The campus as seen from the air. From left to right in the foreground: College Union Building, Plank Gym, Master's Hall, Science Center Complex.
Pennsylvania Hall as it appears today. It now serves as the college's main administration building.
Gettysburg is a borough in and the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the borough had a population of 7,106 people.
Gettysburg National Military Park in April 2019
On November 19, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (center, facing camera) delivered the Gettysburg Address, considered one of the best-known speeches in American history.
Downtown Gettysburg in 1930
Gettysburg in 1935