Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gettysburg Address

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008

1. Gettysburg Address Marker

Inscription.
Nearby, Nov. 19, 1863, in dedicating the National Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln gave the address which he had written in Washington and revised after his arrival at Gettysburg the evening of November 18.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 39° 49.068′ N, 77° 13.946′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Taneytown Road (State Road 134), on the right when traveling north. Located at the entrance to the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Across the street from the Old Visitors Center for Gettysburg National Military Park. 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: Gettysburg National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st New Hampshire Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Address Memorial Plaza (within shouting distance

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of this marker); First Massachusetts Light Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Address Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hall's Battery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery H (Huntington's Battery) (about 300 feet away); Third Volunteer Brigade (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Soldiers' National Cemetery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); Eisenhower National Historic Site (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Gettysburg Address. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 1, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. The Gettysburg Address Exhibition Contents. Library of Congress website entry (Submitted on February 1, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008

2. Gettysburg Address Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,424 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.