Straban Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Wirt's Tavern
Wirt's Tavern
1787
Adams County
Honored 1995
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
circa 1787
Erected 1995. (Marker Number 59.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.
Location. 39° 53.754′ N, 77° 11.961′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Straban Township. It is at the intersection of Shrivers Corner Road (County Route 394) and Good Intent Road, on the right when traveling west on Shrivers Corner Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Shrivers Corner 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary Soldiers in Great Conewago Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Civil War Soldiers in the Great Conewago Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Great Conewago Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. A link to the National Register nomination form, citing the building's historical significance. • Can you help?
