First-Year Walk

Thursday, August 22, 2024

The First-Year Walk is a time-honored tradition at Gettysburg College, when students retrace the steps students, faculty, and townspeople took in 1863 to hear President Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address at the Gettysburg National Cemetery.

Take a look back at highlights from the Class of 2027’s First-Year Walk in the video below.

A group of students holding banners