Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Catherine Guinn Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
1. Catherine Guinn Farm Marker
♣ Second Corps
July 2-3, 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 • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1922.
Location. 39° 48.938′ N, 77° 13.921′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Taneytown Road (Pennsylvania Route 134) north of Hunt Avenue, on the right when traveling north. 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: 6th Independent Battery, New York Artillery (a few steps from this marker); 7th West Virginia Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware (within shouting distance of this marker); Maryland (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg Orientation Map (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 93rd New York Infantry (about 400 feet away); Companies E and I (about 400 feet away); 3rd New York Independent Battery (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
2. Catherine Guinn Farm Marker
The marker is located just south of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, seen in the background.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
3. Civil War Hospital Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
4. Catherine Guinn Farm Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2013
5. Catherine Guinn Farm House
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,121 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 12, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
