Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg
The Pennsylvania State Memorial is a monument in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: Gettysburg Battlefield monument
- Also known as: “Pennsylvania Monument”, “State of Pennsylvania Memorial”, and “The Pennsylvania State Memorial”
- Address: Cemetery Ridge, Hancock Avenue
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument and Gettysburg National Cemetery.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument
Monument
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The High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial which identifies the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia units of the infantry attack on the Battle of Gettysburg, third day, with a large bronze tablet, as well as the Union… High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument is situated 1,800 feet north of Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg.
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Gettysburg National Cemetery, originally called Soldiers' National Cemetery, is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Gettysburg National Cemetery is situated 1 mile north of Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Round Top and Little Round Top.
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.
Little Round Top
Locality
Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—the companion to the adjacent, taller hill named Big Round Top. It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War.
Devil’s Den
Locality
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Devil's Den is a boulder-strewn hill on the south end of Houck's Ridge at Gettysburg Battlefield, used by artillery and sharpshooters on the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg
- Categories: triumphal arch, building, and historic site
- Location: Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.80763° or 39° 48′ 28″ northLongitude
-77.23517° or 77° 14′ 7″ westOpen location code
87F4RQ57+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 792379075OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7756563
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