The Gettysburg Electric Railway was a borough trolley that provided summer access to Gettysburg Battlefield visitor attractions such as military engagement areas monuments postbellum camps and recreation areas (e.g. Wheat-field Park and the Pfeffer baseball diamond). Despite the 1896 Supreme Court ruling under the Takings Clause against the railway battlefield operations continued until 1916.
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closing date
2016-11-16
closing year
2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
location
Adams County Pennsylvania, Gettysburg Pennsylvania, Round Top Pennsylvania
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