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Bargain hunters troop to battlefield town.

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Byline: Mary Grace Gallagher, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Traveling the twisting roads through Pennsylvania's South Mountains, oblivious to the contentious divide known as the Mason-Dixon line, more Washington-area commuters each year are going home to a Gettysburg address.

Their path to the small town with its legendary battlefield has been fashioned by a combination of lower prices, its link to a historic event and a highway infrastructure that accommodates the District's expanding metropolitan area.

Its growing popularity makes sense on a number of levels.

Foremost is the historic attraction to Gettysburg itself. A two-square-mile hamlet of about 7,300 permanent residents, Gettysburg is the centerpiece and official seat of Adams County, Pa.

Many more people get a glimpse of the town through visits to Gettysburg College, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg or on a visit to the battlefield, which represents the county's 1863 participation in the most decisive battle of the Civil War.

Agriculture, especially fruit, is still the mainstay of the county, but tourism is coming in a close second place....

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