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Was Gettysburg a cemetery

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Gettysburg is and was a town which, like all towns, had a cemetery. There is also a Gettysburg National Cemetery located on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. David Wills, a local attorney was responsible for acquiring the land for this after the Civil War battle there.

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