Gettysburg Campaign
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The Union Army 12th Corps arrived here the afternoon of July 1, 1863; and later moved into battle line on Culp's Hill. On July 2, the 6th Corps arrived by this same road, and the 5th Corps by the Hanover Road.
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Mc Allister's Mill Underground Railroad Station
Gettysburg, PA
At their grist mill on nearby Rock Creek, James McAllister and his family provided temporary shelter to hundreds of fugitive slaves.
Old Courthouse
Gettysburg, PA
First courthouse for Adams County stood in old Center Square from 1804 to 1859.
Rock Chapel
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Tapeworm Railroad
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Begun in 1836 by the State of Pennsylvania, largely through the efforts of Thaddeus Stevens.