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      Taneytown Road entrance

      • In 1879, the cemetery erected a rostrum near the Taneytown Road entrance. While far from the site where Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, the brick rostrum served as a platform for other presidents attending memorial ceremonies at Gettysburg, including Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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  2. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address during the November 19, 1863 ceremonies to dedicate the new Gettysburg National Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA. The Rostrum was build in 1879. NPS Photo

  3. Coordinates: 39.81786°N 77.23191°W. Gettysburg Rostrum. The Gettysburg Rostrum is a Gettysburg Battlefield venue for historical commemorations which have included addresses by US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1904), William Howard Taft, [1] Calvin Coolidge (1928), Herbert Hoover (1930), and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1934). [2]

  4. Sep 23, 2022 · Place. Gettysburg National Cemetery Entrance. Gettysburg National Military Park. The Rostrum was built in 1879. Quick Facts. Location: Gettysburg National Military Park. Significance:

  5. In 1879, the cemetery erected a rostrum near the Taneytown Road entrance. While far from the site where Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, the brick rostrum served as a platform for other presidents attending memorial ceremonies at Gettysburg, including Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  6. Coordinates: 39°49′2″N. Gettysburg National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania created for Union casualties from the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.

  7. Speaker's Rostrum. Soldier's National Monument (Near the site of the Gettysburg Address) New York State Monument. E.est Rooms. Evergreen Cemetery Gatehouse. TO BEGIN YOUR WALK. Enter the National Cemetery through the gate across the street from the National Park Service Visitor Center.

  8. At the cemetery’s dedication, President Lincoln delivered his immortal Gettysburg Address, Nov. 19, 1863. The Lincoln Address Memorial inside the cemetery commemorates the speech. At the cemetery center, the towering Soldiers' National Monument features the figure of Liberty on the pedestal surrounded on the base by War, Clio, (the Muse of ...

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