DEVIL'S DEN

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THIS IS THE SITE WHERE A DEAD SOLDIER WAS MOVED FOR A POSED PHOTOGRAPH RIGHT AFTER THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG ENDED. THE ORIGINAL PHOTO IS SHOWN IN BLACK & WHITE.

P. NOEL

THIS NAME WAS SUPPOSEDLY CARVED INTO ONE OF THE LARGE BOULDERS AT THE TOP OF DEVIL'S DEN BY THE GHOST OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO WAS KILLED AFTER BEING THROWN FROM A WAGON. UPON CLOSE SCRUTINY IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS NAME WAS CHISELED INTO THE ROCK, AS MANY MORE WERE IN THE LATE 1800'S. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REMOVED MOST OF THESE NAMES, BUT MISSED A FEW-INCLUDING THIS ONE.

LEGEND HAS IT THAT IF YOU TRACE THIS NAME WITH YOUR FINGER YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE. I AM EITHER BRAVE OR STUPID...BUT SO FAR NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED TO ME.