Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Adams County Almshouse
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 27, 2020
1. Adams County Almshouse Marker
Inscription.
Adams County Almshouse. . The Adams County Almshouse opened in 1819 to shelter the poor, sick, and mentally insane. The almshouse complex was initially located on 91 acres of farmland that was used by the residents to sustain themselves by raising livestock, fruits and vegetables. Fighting occurred here during the first day of the Battles of Gettysburg. The almshouse barn was used as a hospital for the wounded. The complex closed in 1964, the barn was destroyed by fire in 1967, and the last building was demolished in 1974. In 1999, the Adams County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center was built. Agriculture continues to play an important economic and cultural role in Adams County.
The Adams County Almshouse opened in 1819 to shelter the poor, sick, and mentally insane. The almshouse complex was initially located on 91 acres of farmland that was used by the residents to sustain themselves by raising livestock, fruits and vegetables. Fighting occurred here during the first day of the Battles of Gettysburg. The almshouse barn was used as a hospital for the wounded. The complex closed in 1964, the barn was destroyed by fire in 1967, and the last building was demolished in 1974. In 1999, the Adams County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center was built. Agriculture continues to play an important economic and cultural role in Adams County.
Erected by The Cumberland Township Historical Society.
Location. 39° 50.39′ N, 77° 13.596′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Old Harrisburg Road (Alternate U.S. 15) 0.3 miles south of Howard Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 670 Old Harrisburg Rd, 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.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 27, 2020
2. Adams County Almshouse Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 3,469 times since then and 172 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
