The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn is encouraging all Pennsylvanians to share their outdoor interests and activities in a 10-minute online survey that will assist in developing the state’s next outdoor recreation plan, which will … Continue reading →
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Township Building is closed for the following days: Tuesday November 5 – Election Day (Township building open for voting only) Monday November 11 – Veteran’s Day Thursday November 28 – Thanksgiving Day Friday November 29 – Day after Thanksgiving Tuesday … Continue reading →
There will be a Workshop meeting this week. You will be able to attend in person at the township office, or virtually via ZOOM. Check here for updates and the Agenda as they become available … Continue reading →
The name “Two Taverns” comes from the two stout, old stone dwellings presently located diagonally across the Baltimore Pike from one another. The precise dates of construction remain unsubstantiated. The developing hamlet of Two Taverns sprang from a natural conjunction … Continue reading →
The Rock Creek/Union Hospital Complex is located southeast of Gettysburg along Rock Creek, White Run, and various tributaries. This area of land of 15 contiguous properties made up the hospital sites of the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Twelfth … Continue reading →
This handsome working cattle farm is located about 3/4ths of a mile southwest of the most remote federal Civil War hospital from the Gettysburg battlefield. It was the Third division field hospital of the Fifth corps and has the official … Continue reading →
The Durboraw Farm is located about a mile northeast of the village of Two Taverns. When Lt. Isaac Durboraw of Company K, visited his family’s farm on July 4th, after he found his home filled with wounded soldiers, on of … Continue reading →
It was common to have different classes of taverns to accommodate different classes of travelers. As the large Conestoga wagons rumbled to a stop, it’s likely the humble teamsters or wagoners slept under their wagons in warm weather or spread … Continue reading →
In architecture, both the taverns are consistent with the Georgian style. The Two Tavern structures utilized the rich building resources of the region. The brown fieldstone, clay and lime along with hand hewn log timbers were used in the foundation … Continue reading →
