Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Barlow and General Eisenhower

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2019

1. Barlow and General Eisenhower Marker

Inscription. The Barlow Fire Company, founded in 1931, their mission being to save lives and property, constructed on this site in 1939 a Fire Hall that also served as a Community Center. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, having served eight successful years as President of the United States of America, retired with his wife Mamie to a farm in Cumberland Township. The Barlow Fire Hall, the official voting place for the Township's Second District, was where General and Mrs. Eisenhower cast their votes.

Erected by Cumberland Township Historical Society, Barlow Fire Company.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #34 Dwight D. Eisenhower series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 39° 45.732′ N, 77° 13.945′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Taneytown Road (Pennsylvania Route 134) and Barlow Greenmount Road, on the right when traveling south on Taneytown Road. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 2005 Taneytown Road, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gettysburg Campaign (a few steps from this marker); Barlow Creamery (approx. 0.3 miles away); 5th Wisconsin Volunteers (approx. 1½ miles away); 49th Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. 1½ miles away); Third Brigade (approx. 1½ miles away); 6th Maine Infantry (approx. 1½ miles away); Battery C, First New York Light Artillery (approx. 1½ miles away); 119th Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2019

2. Barlow and General Eisenhower Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.