We started the day with a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield Resort & RV Campground. They clearly state that it is not a timeshare spiel. Of course you get there and you hear about the whole program where you become an "owner" and all of the benefits of the program. They start with a $19,000 price tag which got brought down to $8,000 which actually got brought down to $1,600 (call received today). The whole thing sounded timeshare to me w/o the time constraint of 1 week a year. Either way it's ridiculous for them to think that we would commit to that kind of money with being so new to the camping world. The campground itself was clean and nice, but I wouldn't call it "camping", it basically was a spot to park. The best part of the program was the ability to camp at "sister" campgrounds across the country for only $10/night. If truth be told I'm a sucker for the sales pitch, but not because I'm naive, but because I recognize the pitch and still could see value. Of course it always sounds better than it really is. We did receive 21 free days of camping as our gift, which we will certainly take advantage of.
Once our commitment to listen to the camping spiel was completed, we headed out to the Gettysburg Military Park. We followed the self-guided auto tour and then a presentation from one of the park rangers about the medical personal of the civil war. The park ranger programs are definitely worth your time if you have interest in the topic. I was hoping they would mention Dr. Janes, Waterbury physician, who served in the civil war. The current Historical Society location was Dr. Janes' home.
Interesting information - There is a new estimation of 800,000 casualties of the battle of Gettysburg. People think of amputation as the first thought regarding deaths at Gettysburg, but the majority of deaths were caused by disease. 38,000 deaths were recorded from diarrhea/dysentery. Much was learned about germs from the civil war.
Of course I knew that Vermont had been a very big role in the battle of Gettysburg, so I spent much of our time looking for the monuments that represented our great state. I found them near the huge Pennsylvania monument. I certainly have a huge sense of pride for Vermont!
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| Vermont Mouuments |
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| Abraham Lincoln, Wilson, & me at the Visitor Center |
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| Battlefield - Little Round Top |
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Miles traveled - 19.2
bummer they didn't talk about Dr. Janes. Did you raise your hand and ask about him or tell the ranger about him?
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