Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
George Spangler Farm
Civil War Hospital
☽ Eleventh Corps
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: Agriculture • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.
Location. 39° 48.068′ N, 77° 13.094′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Marker is on Blacksmith Shop Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 488 Blacksmith Shop Rd, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Armistead and Hancock (here, next to this marker); Field Hospitals - Eleventh Corps (here, next to this marker); The George Spangler Farm Civil War Hospital Site (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Farm Transformed by War (about 800 feet away); Armistead Death Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Hospital Under Fire (approx. 0.2 miles away); Well, Look What We Found! (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Trademark of Craftsmen (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . . George Spangler Farm. Gettysburg Foundation website. (Submitted on June 9, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,332 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 7, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.