PA-006 Gettys Crossroads and Tavern

Marker text: GETTYS CROSSROADS AND TAVERN

Here the Shippensburg-Baltimore and the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Roads crossed. Near the crossroads, stood the tavern of Samuel Gettys. In 1775, troops gathered here for Continental service.

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Location: US 30 (westbound), Gettysburg., Adams County, Pennsylvania

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