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09/02/2026

Lincoln Square
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

09/01/2026

'A Moment of Zen'

09/01/2026

'A Moment of Zen'
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts

09/01/2026

Rainbow
Rose Hill

09/01/2026

Gettysburg National Cemetery,
Originally Named the
'Soldiers' National Cemetery'.

The 'Soldiers' National Monument'
is at the Center of
'Gettysburg National Cemetery'

The 'Soldiers' National Monument' was Dedicated,
after the Crowning Statue of the 'Genius of Liberty' had Arrived in October 1868.
On August 26, the "Plenty" Statue
was Added to the Monument,
and the
"Peace" Statue
was Added, August 30, 1869 & September 21, 1887
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A Total of Four, Statues is Located at Each Corner near the Base.
They Represent War, History, Plenty & Peace

(00:30)
'War' is Represented by a Statue of an American Soldier Who Recounts the Story of the Battle to 'History'.

(00:33)
'History', in Turn, Records, with Stylus and Tablet, the Achievements of the Battle and the Names of the Honored Dead.

(00:37)
'Plenty' is a Female Figure with a Sheaf of Wheat and the Fruits of the Earth that Typify
Peace and Abundance
as the Soldier's Crowning Triumph.

(00:39)
Illustrating 'Peace', A statue of an American Mechanic, Holding a Mallet and His Tools.

(00:18) & (00:43)
the Genius of Liberty, Grasping Sword and Laurel Wreath

Carved by American Sculptor Randolph Rogers, in Italy.

The Marble of Both, 'War' & 'History' Statues had Been Badly Disfigured During the Ocean Passage Across the Atlantic.

09/01/2026

The Lincoln Address Memorial

Commemorates,
President Abraham Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address,
November 19, 1863
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A Bronze Bust of President Abraham Lincoln Sits on a Granite Pedestal in the center of the Curved Granite Wall.

Flanking Lincolns Bust are Two Bronze Plaques,

The Gettysburg Address, on Lincolns Left.
&
David Wills’ invitation to Lincoln to Attend the Cemetery Dedication, is on Lincolns Right

Note: It Is Not Located, Where President Lincoln Gave His Speech

08/31/2026

America250PA
Franklin County
BellsAcrossAmerica
Liberty Bell

Letterkenny Chapel for the Heroes Car Show
Letterkenny 9/11 Memorial Park

Franklin County 11/30 Visitors Center

08/31/2026

Chaplain William Corby of New York
(1903-10)
by Samuel Murray,
Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania
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Father Corby, with Right Hand Raised in the Gesture 'of Blessing'
Possibly, Stands Upon What May be the Same Boulder on Which the Priest Stood While Blessing the New York, Irish Brigade Troops the Morning of the Battle.
It was the First Statue of a Non-General, Erected on the Gettysburg National Battlefield and Was Dedicated in 1910.

Served as
3rd President of the University of Notre Dame
1877–1881

08/31/2026

Everybody’s Day at Pen Mar Park!
This Free event, is for everybody!

This year’s celebration is
Washington County’s Birthday Bash!

Celebrate it’s Everybody’s Day in Washington County, MD.

Sunday, August 30, 2026

12:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Pen Mar Park
14600 Pen Mar High Rock Road
Highfield-Cascade, MD 21719

08/30/2026

Hub City Model A Club

Shout-Out to Wayne

PenMar Park

Address

Hagerstown, MD
21740

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+13019926599

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