Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Henry Spangler Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
1. Henry Spangler Farm Marker
★ Twelfth Corps
July, 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° 48.868′ N, 77° 13.402′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Baltimore Pike north of Hunt Avenue, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1118 Baltimore Pike, 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: Artillery Brigade (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery F, Fourth U.S. Artillery (about 500 feet away); Battery K, Fifth U.S. Artillery (about 600 feet away); 147th Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 5th Ohio Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pardee Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); The George Spangler Farm Civil War Hospital Site (approx. Ό mile away); 29th Pennsylvania Volunteers (approx. Ό mile 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. Marker on the Baltimore Pike
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
4. Henry Spangler Farmhouse
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
5. Civil War Building Marker
This maker on the Henry Spangler Farmhouse indicates that it was here during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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 1,807 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
