Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Adams County Adams County, Pennsylvania Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,407. It was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County and named in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams...			Old Courthouse, Baltimore & W. Middle Sts. (Bus. 15 & PA 116), Gettysburg 39.82963°N 77.23132°W	City	Abraham Lincoln, Agriculture, Civil War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Christ Reformed Church			Hanover & Christ Church Rds. (PA 194 & SR 2023), 1.1 miles NE of Littlestown 39.75374°N 77.05745°W	Roadside	Buildings, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion
Conewago Chapel Conewago Chapel Conewago Chapel is a historic chapel in Hanover, Pennsylvania.It was built in 1787 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975....			U.S. 30 W of New Oxford 39.86151°N 77.06869°W	Roadside	Buildings, Religion
Daniel Alexander Payne			239 N. Washington St. at Gettysburg College 39.83448°N 77.23333°W	City	African American, Education, Religion
Dobbin House			Business U.S. 15 (Steinwehr Ave.) near Pa. 134, Gettysburg 39.822°N 77.23228°W	Roadside	Buildings, Education
Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...			157 N. Washington St., Gettysburg 39.83326°N 77.23356°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Houses & Homesteads, Military, Military Post-Civil War
Eddie Plank Eddie Plank Edward Stewart Plank , nicknamed "Gettysburg Eddie", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is the first left-handed pitcher to win 200 games and then 300 games, and now ranks third in all-time wins among left-handers with 326 career victories and first all-time in career shutouts by a...			intersection of Carlisle St. & West Lincoln Ave., Gettysburg 39.83635°N 77.23134°W	Roadside	Baseball, Sports
Field Hospital Field hospital A field hospital is a large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities...			Pa. 116 (Main St.) at St. John Lutheran Church, Fairfield 39.78739°N 77.36883°W	City	Civil War, Medicine & Science, Military
Gettys Crossroads and Tavern			44 York St., Gettysburg 39.83091°N 77.22953°W	City	American Revolution, Business, Roads, Inns & Taverns, Transportation
Gettysburg Address Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and is one of the most well-known speeches in United States history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery...			PA 134 (Taneytown Rd.) at entrance to National Cemetery 39.8177°N 77.23245°W	Roadside	Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Military
Gettysburg Address Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and is one of the most well-known speeches in United States history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery...			Baltimore St. (old US 140) & PA 134 at entrance to National Cemetery 39.82149°N 77.22957°W	Roadside	Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...			Rt. 30 & Calvary Field Rd., east of Gettysburg 39.84834°N 77.18249°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			Fairfield Rd. (PA 116), near Bream's Mill Rd., W of Gettysburg °N °W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			PA 394 just west of PA 94, Hampton 39.92926°N 77.05856°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			Old Rte. 30 just west of SR 3011, north of Cashtown 39.88469°N 77.36048°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			Pa. 134, .7 mile north of state line 39.72954°N 77.21054°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			SR 3001 (old US 15) just south of Rt. 234, Heidlersburg 39.94713°N 77.14734°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			Baltimore Pike (US 97), 2 miles SE of Gettysburg 39.80444°N 77.20972°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			PA 134 at SR 1002 (Taneytown & Barlow-Greenmount Rds.) at Barlow Fire Co. (new location in 2008) Barlow, Pennsylvania Barlow, Pennsylvania is a populated place between the Gettysburg Battlefield and the Mason-Dixon Line at the intersection of Rock Creek and Pennsylvania Route 134. North of the creek on the road summit is the principal facility of the rural community: the 1939 community hall at the fire station... 39.7622°N 77.23235°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			Old US 15 near Marsh Creek, S of Greenmount 39.74833°N 77.28302°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			SR 3001 (old Rt. 15), just north of Heidlersburg 39.95424°N 77.14378°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			Herrs Ridge & Biglerville (PA 34) Rds., 3 miles N of Gettysburg 39.84846°N 77.24387°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign		n/a	US 30 just east of PA 94 junction, east of New Oxford 39.86958°N 77.03123°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign			US 30 at W approach to Gettysburg 39.83769°N 77.2515°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign		n/a	U.S. 30 just W of PA 94 junction, E of New Oxford 39.87296°N 77.02246°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
John Hanson "Hance" Steelman (1655-1749) - PLAQUE			SW corner intersection of Steelman Marker Rd., Crum Rd. (T-111), & Topper Rd. (T-312), just E of Zora 39.73498°N 77.36029°W	Plaque	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Native American
John Hanson Steelman			Near Pa. 16 & Pa. 116 junction, betw. Zora & state line (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Native American, Professions & Vocations, William Penn
John Studebaker John Studebaker John Mohler Studebaker was the German-American co-founder and later executive of what would become the Studebaker Corporation automobile company...			Oxford Rd. (SR 1015), just off PA 234, 1/2 mile E of Heidlersburg 39.56906°N 77.07901°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Transportation
Lincoln Cemetery			Intersection of Lincoln & Long Lanes, Gettysburg 39.82616°N 77.23575°W	Roadside	African American, Civil War, Military, Military Post-Civil War
Lower Marsh Creek Church			PA 116 & SR 3013 (Knoxlyn Rd.), 4 miles W of Gettysburg 39.81061°N 77.3211°W	Roadside	Buildings, Religion
Manor of Maske			U.S. 30 at E end of Gettysburg 39.83576°N 77.21736°W	Roadside	Buildings, Mansions & Manors, William Penn
Manor of Maske			U.S. 30 near SR 1077, W of Seven Stars 39.86488°N 77.31337°W	Roadside	Buildings, Mansions & Manors, William Penn
Mary Jemison Mary Jemison Mary Jemison was an American frontierswoman and an adopted Seneca. When she was in her teens, she was captured in what is now Adams County, Pennsylvania, from her home along Marsh Creek, and later chose to remain a Seneca....			U.S. 30 at PA 234 junction, 4 miles W of Cashtown 39.89749°N 77.43612°W	Roadside	French & Indian War, Native American, Women
Old Courthouse Old Courthouse The Old St. Louis County Courthouse was built as a combination federal and state courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. Missouri's tallest habitable building from 1864 to 1894, it is now part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and operated by the National Park Service used for historical...			SW section of Square, York (Rt. 30) & Baltimore Sts., Gettysburg 39.83093°N 77.23087°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...			U.S. 15, 200 yards from state line 39.71984°N 77.3065°W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...			US 97 at Mathias Rd., .4 mile from state line (MISSING) °N °W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Rock Chapel			SR 3001 / Old US 15 (Old Harrisburg Rd.) & SR 1016 (Oxford Rd.), N of Heidlersburg 39.96082°N 77.14032°W	Roadside	Buildings, Religion
Rural Electrification Rural electrification Rural electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas. Electricity is used not only for lighting and household purposes, but it also allows for mechanization of many farming operations, such as threshing, milking, and hoisting grain for storage; in areas...			Pa. 34 near Palace Dr., 1.7 miles N of Gettysburg 39.86307°N 77.23836°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Electricity
Russell Tavern			Pa. 34 at Goldenville Rd., 4 miles N of Gettysburg (MISSING) 39.89217°N 77.24621°W	Roadside	Buildings, Business & Industry, George Washington, Military, Inns & Taverns, Whiskey Rebellion
Sachs Covered Bridge Sachs Covered Bridge The Sachs Covered Bridge , also known as Sauck's Covered Bridge and Waterworks Covered Bridge, is a , Town truss covered bridge over Marsh Creek between Cumberland and Freedom Townships, Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The bridge was also known as the Sauches Covered Bridge at the...			Pumping Station Rd. (SR 3005) & Waterworks Rd., SW of Eisenhower Nat'l. Hist site, Gettysburg 39.79856°N 77.27915°W	Roadside	Bridges, Civil War, Transportation
Studebaker Home			200 W. King St. (PA 234) W of Abbottstown St. (PA 194), East Berlin 39.93912°N 76.98063°W	City	Buildings, Houses & Homesteads, Professions & Vocations, Religion
Tapeworm Railroad Tapeworm Railroad The Tapeworm Railroad was a railway line planned by Thaddeus Stevens and nicknamed by opponents ridiculing a lengthy serpentine section around the Green Ridge of South Mountain...			Fairfield Rd. (PA 116) & Iron Springs Rd. (SR 3014), SW of Fairfield 39.78133°N 77.37821°W	Roadside	Railroads, Transportation
Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens , of Pennsylvania, was a Republican leader and one of the most powerful members of the United States House of Representatives...			51 Chambersburg St., Gettysburg 39.83097°N 77.23276°W	City	African American, Business & Industry, Education, Government & Politics, Iron
Wills House			SE section of Square, York St. (Rt. 30) & Baltimore/Carlisle St. (Rt. 116), Gettysburg 39.83077°N 77.23085°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Houses & Homesteads

See also

• List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States...
  
  

External links

• Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program
• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission