Tyrone Township near York Springs in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gettysburg Campaign

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008

1. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. Gen. Rodes' Confederate troops, returning from Carlisle to join Lee's army, camped here the night of June 30. The next morning, July 1, they marched west toward Biglerville, then known as Middletown.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Gettysburg Campaign, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1781.

Location. 39° 57.254′ N, 77° 8.627′ W. Marker is near York Springs, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Tyrone Township. It is at the intersection of Old Harrisburg Road (County Route 3001) and Heidlersburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 234), on the right when traveling south on Old Harrisburg Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5280 Old US Rte 15, York Springs PA 17372, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rock Chapel (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. half a mile away); Original Studebaker Wagon Shop (approx. 2½ miles away); Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles

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away); Christ Church Episcopal (approx. 4 miles away); Great Conewago Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Civil War Soldiers in the Great Conewago Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away); Revolutionary Soldiers in Great Conewago Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York Springs.

Another marker is no longer nearby. John Studebaker (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008

2. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Memorial Stone near the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008

3. Memorial Stone near the Marker

According to the plaque, this small tract of land is actually owned by the State of Alabama.

Close up of Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008

4. Close up of Plaque

"In memory of Marin L. Wade, this land, located north of the Village of Heidlersburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, and occupied by Confederate troops under the command of Major General Robert E. Rodes, immediately prior to the Battle of Gettysburg, is being dedicated to the Township of Tyrone by the State of Alabama to be used for public purposes. This land was given to the State of Alabama in the Last Will and Testament of Martin L. Wade dated June 20, 1966."

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,421 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.