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2025 Holidays – The Township Will Be Closed
Township Building is closed for the following days: Wednesday January 1 – New Year’s Day Monday January 20– Martin Luther King Day Monday February 17 – President’s Day Friday April 18 – Good Friday Monday May 26 – Memorial Day … Continue reading →
Supervisor Workshop March 28, @ 7PM
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 →
Two Taverns
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 →
Rock Creek/White Run Union Hospital Complex
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 →
Jesse Worley Farm
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 →
Durboraw Farm
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 →
Blacksmith/Tavern: Two Taverns
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 →
The Stafford Inn-Larimer’s Tavern
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 →
Two Taverns
The name “Two Taverns” comes from the town 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 →