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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 …

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 …

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 …

“White Church” (founded in 1789) was already an active church before the Battle of Gettysburg.  In 1863, the building was described as a wood church constructed of hewed logs, weather-board …

The Isaac Lightner Farm

The Isaac Lightner farm is located on Rt. 97 diagonally from White Church. Private John Chase of the 5th marine Battery wrote that he was taken to the First Army …

This hospital site overlapped the other hospital sites. It contained soldiers from Second, Fifth, and Sixth Corps. This hospital was well organized and center to the other hospitals. Lewis Schaeffer, …