Highland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Christian Byers Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
1. Christian Byers Farm Marker
July-August, 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 year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 39° 49.03′ N, 77° 18.057′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Highland Township. It is on Fairfield Road (Pennsylvania Route 116), on the right when traveling west. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Hospital (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named Civil War Hospital (approx. 0.8 miles away); McLaws's and Pickett's Divisions (approx. 0.9 miles away); Francis Bream Black Horse Tavern (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Black Horse Tavern (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. one mile away); Manor of Maske (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lower Marsh Creek Church (approx. 1.2 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. Christian Byers Farm Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
4. Marker on Fairfield Road
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5. Christian Byers Farm
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 1,233 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on May 17, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
