Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Edward McPherson Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
1. Edward McPherson Farm Marker
First Corps
July 5, 1863
Erected 1983 by The Hospital and Healthsystem Assoc. of PA & HG-AC.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1794.
Location. 39° 50.245′ N, 77° 15.116′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Meredith Avenue and Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling south on Meredith Avenue. 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Second Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Gettysburg Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery A, Second U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 149th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Touring the Battlefield (within shouting distance of this marker); Hall's 2nd Maine Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 150th Pennsylvania Infantry (within
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
2. Edward McPherson Farm Marker
The McPherson barn can be seen behind the marker.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
3. Civil War Hospital Marker
The equestrian statue of Gen. John Reynolds, who was killed near this site on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, is seen in the background.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
4. Marker in Gettysburg
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
5. McPherson Barn
Photographed by Brian Dillon, May 24, 2015
6. Edward McPherson Farm Marker
McPherson Barn in the Spring of 2015 with some light construction on the Chambersburg Pike side of the property.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 841 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on April 3, 2020, by Brian Dillon of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
