Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
William Ross Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
1. William Ross Farm Marker
July 1863
Erected 1983 by The Hospital and Healthsystem Assoc. of PA & HG-AC.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.
Location. 39° 51.09′ N, 77° 13.989′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Biglerville Road (Pennsylvania Route 34) south of Apple Avenue, on the right when traveling north. 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: Samuel A. Cobean Farm (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Father's Loss (approx. half a mile away); Driven Back (approx. half a mile away); 153d Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. half a mile away); The Jeff Davis Artillery (approx. half a mile away); Second Brigade (approx. half a mile away); 25th and 75th Ohio Infantry (approx. half a mile away); Francis Channing Barlow (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Union Collapse at Barlow Knoll (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
2. William Ross Farm Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
3. Civil War Hospital Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
4. William Ross Farm House
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 1,803 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
