Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ice House Complex
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 27, 2010
1. Ice House Complex Marker
A gift to Gettysburg College in 1990 from George W. Olinger and Mac E. Olinger, life long residents of Gettysburg, zestful supporters of local history, common sense preservationists and quiet, humanitarians. Their gift of these historic buildings and land underscores the Olinger's lasting love for the town of Gettysburg and the College.
Between 1786 and 1990 this area housed a Presbyterian Church and cemetery, shirt factory, carriage making complex, blacksmith shop, a wood-works plant, a cutlery, a bottlery, two brewing companies, an ice cream factory, an ice and cold storage facility, a roofing business, personal residences and offices which were all central to the evolving industrial commercial, economic and social fabric of Gettysburg's rich history.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1990.
Location. 39° 49.875′ N, 77° 14.005′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of North Washington Street and Chambersburg Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling south on North Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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
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Other markers no longer nearby. the Eagle Hotel (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); T.T. Tate House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 27, 2010
2. Ice House Complex Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2016
3. Ice House Complex Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,404 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
