Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Francis Bream Black Horse Tavern
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
1. Francis Bream Black Horse Tavern Marker
Black Horse Tavern
McLaws Division
July, 1863
Erected 1983 by The Hospital and Healthsystem Assoc. of PA & HG-AC.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.
Location. 39° 49.12′ N, 77° 17.026′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Fairfield Road (Pennsylvania Route 116) and Black Horse Tavern Road on Fairfield Road. Marker is located in front of the Black Horse Tavern. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 825 Black Horse Tavern Rd, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Black Horse Tavern (here, next to this marker); McLaws's and Pickett's Divisions (here, next to this marker); Gettysburg Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Adam Butt Farm & Schoolhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Christian Byers Farm (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sachs Covered Bridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Historic Sachs Covered Bridge (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
2. Civil War Hospital Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
3. Francis Bream Black Horse Tavern Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
4. Black Horse Tavern
General Lafayette McLaws' Division camped around this tavern on July 1, 1863 and marched towards Gettysburg the next day.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, Lafayette
5. Black Horse Tavern
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,399 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
