Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jacob Weikert Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
1. Jacob Weikert Farm Marker
♦ Third & ✠ Fifth 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° 47.264′ N, 77° 13.824′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Taneytown Road (Pennsylvania Route 134), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1051 Taneytown Road, 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: First Vermont Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battery C, Massachusetts Light Artillery (approx. Ό mile away); Company B, 20th Maine (approx. Ό mile away); Second Division (approx. Ό mile away); 119th Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. Ό mile away); Battery C, First New York Light Artillery (approx. 0.3 miles away); 6th Maine Infantry (approx. 0.3 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. Jacob Weikert Farm Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
4. Marker on Taneytown Road
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 1,564 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
