Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
William Patterson Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
1. William Patterson Farm Marker
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° 48.361′ N, 77° 13.813′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Taneytown Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on Taneytown Road, between Granite Schoolhouse Lane and Pleasant Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 415 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: Battery C, Third U.S. Artillery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Artillery Reserve (about 600 feet away); Sixth Ohio Cavalry (about 700 feet away); Batteries B & L, Second U.S. Artillery (about 700 feet away); J. Hummelbaugh Farm (about 700 feet away); First Brigade (about 700 feet away); 1st Corps Headquarters (about 800 feet away); Companies A and C, 1st Ohio Cavalry (approx. 0.2 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. William Patterson Farm Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
3. Civil War Hospital Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
4. William Patterson Farm Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
5. William Patterson 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 1,282 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.
