VA Artillery ‘The Lee Battery’
VA Artillery ‘The Lee Battery’ is a monument in Township of Straban, Adams County, Pennsylvania. VA Artillery ‘The Lee Battery’ is situated nearby to the peak Benner Hill, as well as near the museum Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cemetery Hill and Adams County Courthouse.
Cemetery Hill
Peak
Cemetery Hill is a landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the scene of fighting each day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The northernmost part of the Army of the Potomac defensive "fish-hook" line, the hill is gently sloped and provided a site for American Civil War artillery.
Adams County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Adams County Courthouse is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974. Adams County Courthouse is situated 1 mile west of VA Artillery ‘The Lee Battery’.
Gettysburg station
Railway station
Photo: Namhsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station, also known as the "Gettysburg Train Station," "Lincoln Train Station" or "Western Maryland Railroad Station," is a historic train station with depot, platform, museum and offices on Carlisle Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Gettysburg station is situated 1 mile northwest of VA Artillery ‘The Lee Battery’.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culp’s Hill and Gettysburg.
Culp’s Hill
Locality
Culp's Hill, which is about 3⁄4 mi south of the center of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, played a prominent role in the Battle of Gettysburg. It consists of two rounded peaks, separated by a narrow saddle.
Gettysburg
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gettysburg, in Adams County in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, goes down in history as the battlefield in the Civil War where, despite terrible tragedy and loss of life, there was hope for the Union.
Round Top
Hamlet
Round Top is a populated place in Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, near Little Round Top. It is notable for two Battle of Gettysburg hospitals, the 1884 Round Top Station, and several battlefield commemorative era attractions such as Round Top Park and the Round Top Museum. Round Top is situated 2½ miles southwest of VA Artillery ‘The Lee Battery’.
VA Artillery ‘The Lee Battery’
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Township of Straban, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.82629° or 39° 49′ 35″ northLongitude
-77.21395° or 77° 12′ 50″ westOpen location code
87F4RQGP+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 7271017970OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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