. Book of the Royal blue . umber of bodiesinterred here is 3,564, of which 994 ha\enot been identified. Near the entrance tothe cemetery is a bronze statue of John F. Reynolds, who was killed inthe first days fight. Opposite the cemeteryan obser\atory sixty feet high has beenerected, commanding a fine view. Alto-gether there are now 348 monuments erectedto perpetuate the memory of brave men whofell during the three eventful days. Someof them are magnificent and costly, and allare unique. One mile west of the borough are theGettysburg Springs, whose waters, denomin-ated katalysine, hi
. Book of the Royal blue . umber of bodiesinterred here is 3,564, of which 994 ha\enot been identified. Near the entrance tothe cemetery is a bronze statue of John F. Reynolds, who was killed inthe first days fight. Opposite the cemeteryan obser\atory sixty feet high has beenerected, commanding a fine view. Alto-gether there are now 348 monuments erectedto perpetuate the memory of brave men whofell during the three eventful days. Someof them are magnificent and costly, and allare unique. One mile west of the borough are theGettysburg Springs, whose waters, denomin-ated katalysine, hiave acquired a wide rep-utation for their medicinal qualities. The\are said to resemble the celebrated \ichywater, and are considered remedial in gout,rheumatism, dyspepsia and affections of thekidneys. The Springs Hotel accommo-dates the patients who resort here duringthe summer for treatment. Gettysburg is easily accessible from pointson the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in con-nection with the Western Maryland Niagara Falls
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