Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"United to Serve"
1835 - 1935
Bacon — Barnitz — Smith — Bittle
Dale — Keller — Ruthrauff — Shuman
Stevenson — Stoever and Stork.
Erected 1935.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is September 16, 1835.
Location. 39° 50.09′ N, 77° 14.054′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It can be reached from Penn Hall Drive north of West Water Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, 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 walking distance of this marker: U.S.A. Signal Station (a few steps from this marker); The College Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle Arrives (within shouting distance of this marker); For the Union Cause (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Daniel Alexander Payne (about 300 feet away); First Lieutenant Stephen Holden Doane '70 (about 400 feet away); Miller Hall (about 400 feet away); The Founding of Gettysburg College (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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