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

The Black Horse Tavern

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 22, 2008

1. The Black Horse Tavern Marker

Inscription. At the time of the battle of Gettysburg this was the name of the tavern kept in this stone house which was built in 1813 and in a large log house of much older date then adjoining.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 39° 49.119′ N, 77° 17.025′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Fairfield Road (State Highway 116) and Black Horse Tavern Road, on the right when traveling west on Fairfield Road. Located in front of the historic Black Horse Tavern. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 796 Black Horse Tavern 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Francis Bream Black Horse Tavern (here, next to this marker); McLaws's and Pickett's Divisions (here, next to this marker); Gettysburg Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Adam Butt Farm & Schoolhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Christian Byers Farm (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sachs Covered Bridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Historic Sachs Covered Bridge (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

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sectionhead>Another marker is no longer nearby. "…the most historic covered bridge in Pennyslvania…" (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

McLaws's and Pickett's Divisions Tablet and Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain

2. McLaws's and Pickett's Divisions Tablet and Tavern Marker

The Black Horse Tavern Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 22, 2008

3. The Black Horse Tavern Building

Barn Beside the Tavern Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 22, 2008

4. Barn Beside the Tavern Building

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,049 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.