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Gettysburg Campground - Gettysburg, PA
"President Lincoln Comes to Gettysburg"
September 21 - 23, 2012
| Rally Masters: | Bob & Norma Moss (717)249-2194 Cell: (717)574-0097 (Bob) or (717)713-9541 (Norma) email: fums6@aol.com |
| Consultants: | Jim Lexa (717)761-3934 email: jimlex@verizon.net |
| Hosts: | Larry & Dorothea Troutman; Barbara Arcati; Ron & Carol Becker; Jack & Lorraine Shaak; Leonard & Ruby Weller; Jim & Nancy Walker; John & Melva Schon; Jay & Barb Shuman |
| Place: | Gettysburg Campground, 2030 Fairfield Rd., Gettysburg, PA 17325 (888)879-2241 or (717)334-3304 |
| Directions: | From the square in Gettysburg, go one block South and turn right on PA 114 (Fairfield Road). Travel approximately 3/4 miles and the Gettysburg Campground will be on your left. |
PROGRAM
| Friday: | 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. |
Registration Mini Meal (Rec Hall) Guest Speaker "Getting to know Abraham Lincoln" |
| Saturday: | 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
(Rec Hall) Convoy to Gettysburg Square Meet at Gettysburg Hotel (1 Lincoln Square-parking available in public parking lot behind hotel on Racehorse Alley.) Tour guides will be assigned to each group of 10 persons. Tour will begins at Train Station following President Abraham Lincoln's visit to Gettysburg. We will visit David Wills House where the president stayed the night before the dedication and where he finished his Gettysburg Address. Then, we will travel up the street a few blocks to the church where President Lincoln attended a political rally by the Ohio delegation-the Presbyterian Church. Other significant buildings will also be visited. There will be places to sit and rest along the way. |
| 11:30 a.m. | We will stop for a
light lunch (GAR building). A brief history of the significance of the
building will be given and lunch prepared by the hosts will be served. After lunch the group will return to their cars and travel to the cemetery for the last part of the tour. |
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| 1:00 p.m.
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Group will head to the Soldier's National Cemetery where they will hear about the ceremonies there.....and hopefully, meet President Lincoln. | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Tour will end. | |
| 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Visit with friends and/or travel to places of interest in and around Gettysburg. | |
| 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Catered Dinner (Rec Hall) | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Return of the "Penn Coachmen Players" and their rendition of "My Favorite Husband". | |
| Sunday: | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. 9:30 - 10: a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast Worship Service |
REGISTRATION : Send $50.00 Rally fee deposit. Deposit due by September 14, 2012. Indicate number of people attending. If registration is postmarked after due date, there will be an additional $10.00 charge. If you plan on arriving early you must make reservations and pay the campground on your own.
MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: Penn Coachmen
| MAIL TO: | Bob Moss, 165 Hickory Road, Carlisle, PA 17015 (717)249-2194 Cell: (717)574-0097 (Bob) or (717)713-9541 (Norma) email: fums6@aol.com |
| NOTES: | 1 - Balance of Rally fee collected at rally. |
| 2 - Full Hook-ups. | |
| 3 - If you plan on arriving early you must make reservations and pay the campground on your own. |