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Gettysburg Day
July 5, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Included in general admissionCommemorate the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Visit Naper Settlement to experience life in Naperville during the crucial summer of 1863.
Hear Lincoln deliver his famous Gettysburg Address, visit a house in mourning over a fallen soldier, and experience the fashion of the day with a Civil War era fashion show. Children ages 6-13 can pre-register to learn how to drill like a Civil War soldier. (Special note: drilling includes the use of wooden toy muskets.)
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