Opened
in February 2009 as part of Gettysburg National Military
Park, the David Wills House in downtown
Gettysburg tells the story of a town recovering from the
devastation of battle, and a war-worn President who came
to dedicate a national cemetery.
David Wills’ home was the center of the immense clean-up process after the Battle of Gettysburg. In a second-floor bedroom, President Abraham Lincoln put the finishing touches on the Gettysburg Address - the speech transformed Gettysburg from a place of sorrow to the symbol of our nation's new birth of freedom.
The museum includes seven galleries, including the restored office where David Wills coordinated post-battle recovery efforts and invited a President to deliver “a few appropriate remarks,” and the famous Lincoln bedroom where the President finished revising the Gettysburg Address.
Hours of operation are:
December-February:
Thurs-Mon.9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March-May: Tues.-Sun. 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
June-August: Mon.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. September-November:
Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adults: $6.50 Seniors/Groups:
$5.50
Youth (6-18 years): $4.00 Group Reservations are available
by calling 1-866-486-5735
Main Street
Gettysburg
operates the museum in cooperation
with the National Park Service. For
more information, call 717-334-2499
or 866-486-5735.
Site funded in part by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum
Commission. Photography by Bill Dowling. Main
Street Gettysburg, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3)
organization registered with the state of Pennsylvania,
is committed to preserving and revitalizing historic Gettysburg
for the benefit of businesses, citizens, and visitors. 717 337 3491;
email Main
Street Gettysburg.
Opened
in February 2009 as part of Gettysburg National Military
Park, the David Wills House in downtown
Gettysburg tells the story of a town recovering from the
devastation of battle, and a war-worn President who came
to dedicate a national cemetery.
