Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 11, 2022
1. Civil War Hospital Marker
John Socks (Sachs) Mill & Pitzer's Schoolhouse
July 1863
Erected 1983 by Hospital and Healthsystem Assoc. of PA & HG-AC.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.
Location. 39° 47.874′ N, 77° 16.442′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Waterworks Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 Waterworks 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 walking distance of this marker: Historic Sachs Covered Bridge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sachs Covered Bridge (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Sachs Covered Bridge (approx. Ό mile away); John Eisenhower Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); President Eisenhowers Gettysburg Farm (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Helicopter Landing Pad (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Guest House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to Eisenhower National Historic Site (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. " the most historic covered bridge in Pennyslvania " (was
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Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 11, 2022
2. Civil War hospital site
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 1,176 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
