Historic Town Walking Tour- Jennie Wade’s Baltimore Street

Historic Town Walking Tour- Jennie Wade’s Baltimore Street

Gettysburg’s tragic story of a young life lost.  A two hour historic  town walking tour, that walks in the footsteps of Jennie Wade. Visit the locations where Jennie Wade lived and worked. And hear the accounts of her family and friends. Recount the events of July 1863.

This walking tour does not enter any buildings. The tour will start outside of the Jennie Wade House and walk several blocks on Baltimore Street. On the return we will also visit the site of her house on Breckenridge Street. The Tour will end back at the Jennie Wade house.

This is a walking tour of the southern portion of the town guided by Ken Rich, recounting the events of July 1863 and how those towns’ people remembered them. Walking along Baltimore Street, visit the houses were Gettysburg’s beloved Jennie Wade lived and was associated. Examine and discuss first hand accounts of civilians who also lived on Baltimore Street. Discuss Baltimore Street’s existing structures compared to what the town looked like in 1863

This is a leisurely paced walk… No hiking… on paved roads…wheelchairs are manageable. The walking tour will last two hours
This tour is scheduled every Tuesday or Friday at 2pm
You can request this tour or others for different dates and times.

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