Straban Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Josiah Benner Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
1. Josiah Benner Farm Marker
Union Gen. Barlow Treated
July 1-3, 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 1863.
Location. 39° 50.773′ N, 77° 13.288′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Straban Township. It is at the intersection of Old Harrisburg Road (U.S. 15) and Gordon Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Old Harrisburg Road. 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: From Farm to Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); 54th New York Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 153d Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. Ό mile away); Battery G Fourth U.S. Artillery (approx. Ό mile away); 17th Connecticut Volunteers (approx. Ό mile away); A Father's Loss (approx. Ό mile away); Francis Channing Barlow (approx. Ό mile away); Jacob Kime Farm (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Union Collapse at Barlow Knoll (was
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
2. Josiah Benner Farm Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
3. Josiah Benner Farm Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
4. Civil War Hospital and Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
5. Josiah Benner Farm House
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
6. Second Marker
This plaque is on the Josiah Benner Farm House. It indicates that this building was here during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 8, 2013
7. Maj. Gen. Francis Barlow
This statue of Gen. Barlow is located on nearby Barlow Knoll, about Ό mile south of the marker.
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 1,125 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 7. submitted on June 9, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
