Straban Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jacob Kime Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 7, 2013
1. Jacob Kime 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° 50.986′ N, 77° 13.137′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Straban Township. It is on Harrisburg Road (U.S. Bus 15), on the right when traveling south. 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: A different marker also named The Jacob Kime Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Jones's Artillery Battalion (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carrington's Battery - Jones's Artillery Battalion (about 600 feet away); From Farm to Hospital (approx. Ό mile away); Josiah Benner Farm (approx. Ό mile away); Garber's Battery - Jones's Artillery Battalion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tanner's Battery - Jones's Artillery Battalion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Green's Battery - Jones's Artillery Battalion (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 7, 2013
2. Jacob Kime Farm Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 7, 2013
3. Jacob Kime Farm Marker
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 874 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
