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Title
Special Excursion Railroad Ticket - 1889
Description
Special Excursion Ticket (Special Excursion 4510) issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, good only for Maine Veterans to and from Gettysburg, PA, with railroad stamps on the back showing cancellation on October 1, 1889. On October 3, 1889, General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of the famous 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the Hero of Little Round-Top and later Governor of Maine and President of Bowdoin College, spoke at the dedication of the Maine memorial at Gettysburg. The holder of this ticket apparently went to the memorial dedication in Gettysburg; The holder can’t be identified from the ticket.
Date
1889-10-01
Contributor
Narrative by Terry Jones
Identifier
2012.393
Format
2.5 x 8.73 in.