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

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Gettysburg R.R. Depot

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 27, 2010

1. Gettysburg R.R. Depot Marker

Inscription. Built in 1858 in the fashionable Italianate Villa style, this R.R. depot and its attendant telegraph line afforded Gettysburg with modern day transportation and communication. The Battle of Gettysburg expanded its use for unanticipated purposes.

On July 1, 1863, this building and its passenger platform were commandeered for use as an army hospital.

When train service was restored following the battle, the U.S. Sanitary Commission set up a tent lodge across the tracks from the rear platform to assist the wounded brought from the field hospitals for transportation to home and distant hospitals. Volunteer Georgeanna Woolsey recalled: "Twice a day the trains left...and twice a day we fed all the wounded who arrived for them."

On November 18, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln arrived by train at this depot for the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery, where he delivered the Gettysburg Address.

Erected by Main Street Gettysburg, Inc., National Park Service / American Battlefield Protection Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1726.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was

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located near 39° 49.92′ N, 77° 13.863′ W. Marker was in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It was at the intersection of Carlisle Street (Business U.S. 15) and West Railroad Street, on the right when traveling north on Carlisle Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in South-Central Pennsylvania. It was also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Hub of History (here, next to this marker); Gettysburg College (here, next to this marker); Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater (a few steps from this marker); The Sheads-Buehler Building (a few steps from this marker); The Majestic Theater (a few steps from this marker); Western Maryland Station (within shouting distance of this marker); "It seemed so awful..." (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Square Building (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. "by the skin of our teeth" (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. On the right of the marker is a photo of The Hanover-Gettysburg R.R. station and rear platform ca. 1888. The two buildings to the right were post 1863 structures.

Related marker.

Gettysburg R.R. Depot and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 27, 2010

2. Gettysburg R.R. Depot and Marker

Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Marker At This Location titled "Hub of History"

Gettysburg R.R. Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 27, 2010

3. Gettysburg R.R. Depot

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 998 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.