Spangler Woods
| Spangler Woods | |
| woodland area | |
| Name origin: Henry Spangler,[1]:'93 (farm owner) | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Adams |
| NPS unit | Gettysburg National Military Park |
| Biome | Northern Piedmont ecoregion |
| Geology | Gettysburg-Newark Lowlands, Rossville Diabase dike[2] (50 feet thick) |
| Historic District GNMP structure GNIS ID |
75000155 ID59[3] n/a [4] |
Spangler Woods is a Gettysburg Battlefield location used during the Battle of Gettysburg[3] and is near the Virginia Monument. On July 2, 1863, Garnett's Brigade bivouacked on the border of the woods.[5]
References
- ↑ Gettysburg National Military Park Commission. "An Introduction to the Annual Reports of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War". The Gettysburg Commission Reports. Gettysburg, PA: War Department.
- ↑ "Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site: Geologic Resources Inventory Report" (PDF). Denver, Colorado: National Park Service: Natural Resource Program Center. 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- 1 2 Cope, Emmor (1920), "Spangler Woods - Cast Iron Site ID Tablet] ([http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?PARK=GETT&RECORDNO=182 Spangler House)" (NPS.gov webpage), List of Classified Structures, p. 8, United States Department of War marker, retrieved 2011-06-06,
1 of 35 Site ID Tablets by War Dept's ... Designer ... Cope, E. B. ... Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2'1"x1'8". Mounted on fluted post, 3' high.
External link in|title=, |work=(help) - ↑ "Query Form For The United States And Its Territories". U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ↑ "Garnett's Brigade Marker". Hmdb.org. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/12/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.