140 Places Every Guide Should Know Part 1: Gettysburg LBG Fred Hawthorne

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<p id="divcap">Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Fred Hawthorne is the author for our 140 Places Every Guide Should Know series. He is on Cemetery Ridge by the marker to John Page Nicholson. Nicholson was Chairman of the Gettysburg National Park Commission from 1893 until his death in 1922. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, September 17, 2010.</p>

Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Frederick W. Hawthorne is the host for our 140 Places Every Guide Should Know series. He is a native of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and is currently a resident of Gettysburg. He recently retired after 25 years as a history teacher and computer/information technology specialist. Fred has been a Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide since 1981 and is a Past President of the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides. He is the author of the book, Gettysburg: Stories of Men and Monuments As Told By Battlefield Guides. 

In today's 140 Places Every Guide Should Know post Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Fred Hawthorne introduces the series and shows us the Gettysburg Legislation Plaque/Marker, and the locations where three African American families lived on the battlefield at the time of the Gettysburg Campaign.

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<p id="divcap">This map shows us the locations taken of the videos for the 140 Places Every Guide Should Know series. Video #1 was taken at the John Page Nicholson marker. Video #2 was taken at the Gettysburg National Military Park Legislation Plaque/Marker. Video #3 was taken on the Abraham Bryan Farm. This map was created facing north at approximately 9:00 PM on Friday, September 17, 2010.</p>

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<p id="divcap">In Video #1 Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Fred Hawthorne is standing on Cemetery Ridge near the marker for John Page Nicholson. Fred introduces us to the 140 Places series. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, September 17, 2010.</p>

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<p id="divcap">Licensed Battlefield Guide Fred Hawthorne is standing on Cemetery Ridge near the Gettysburg National Military Park Legislation Plaque/Marker. In the right background, behind the trees, was the location of the now demolished Electric Map Visitor Center. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, September 17, 2010.</p>

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<p id="divcap">In Video #2 Licensed Battlefield Guide Fred Hawthorne shows us the Gettysburg National Military Park Legislation Plaque/Marker, a rarity in most Civil War sites. This view was taken facing southeast to northwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, September 17, 2010.</p>

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<p id="divcap">Fred Hawthorne is standing near the Abraham Bryan Barn on the left and the Abraham Bryan house in the right background. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, September 17, 2010.</p>

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<p id="divcap">In Video #3 Fred Hawthorne shows us the locations of three African American families on the Gettysburg battlefield. They were the families of Abraham Bryan, Alfred Palm, and James Warfield. This view was taken facing northeast to northwest to southwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, September 17, 2010.</p>

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<p id="divcap">Fred Hawthorne is standing on the west slope of Cemetery Ridge near the Abraham Bryan Farm (out of sight behind the camera). He is pointing towards the treeline on Seminary Ridge/Warfield Ridge to the location of the home of James Warfield. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, September 17, 2010.</p>

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<p id="divcap">Fred Hawthorne is the author of the book, Gettysburg: Stories of Men and Monuments As Told By Battlefield Guides. It was published by the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides in 1988, and is available in many Gettysburg area bookstores. This image was scanned facing south at approximately 9:00 PM on Friday, September 17, 2010.</p>

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