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If you've heard of Sachs Bridge and the part it played in the Confederate invasion and retreat then you may want to find it.
I did not see it marked on any map though but I did know about where it was located.
One way to find it is if you take the "Scenic Valley" tour (map available through GCVB) it is pointed out along the route from a bridge on MILLERSTOWN ROAD crossing Marsh Creek.
Another, is a detour from the battlefield auto tour. After stop #6 you will come to a stop sign at MILLERSTOWN ROAD. Make a right and follow for less than a mile and look for the left on to RED ROCK ROAD. At the dead end make a right (WATER WORKS ROAD). This is a rural residential area and the bridge is at the end of this road. As you will see, you cannot drive across it. The bridge now closes at dusk but from what I understand it did not used to be until it was vandalized recently. The graffiti was still present when we were there in Oct 2003. We were the only ones there at the time and scenery was peaceful and gorgeous. Leave a Comment
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The tour is marked with Scenic Valley Tour signs, and a route with description can be obtained at the Gettysburg Visitor Center.
Adams County is very scenic. The rolling hills filled with farmhouses and orchards are great. Adams County is the largest fruit producing and processing county in Pennsylvania.
More pics of the Scenic Valley Tour in the travellogue. Leave a Comment
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 Cory tours the Battlefield by corcatk
We did a tour through Artillery Ridge Campground and Riding Stables that was quite good. They provide a personal CD player and headset to give you the history of the battle as they take you on the Battlefield. The trail riding is easy for beginners and the CD program is quite informative.
Reservations are recommended. Leave a Comment
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 Sachs Covered Bridge by corcatk
In 1996 floodwaters swept it from its abutments. The County of Adams rehabilitated the bridge by supporting its trusses with steel beams and by raising its elevation three feet.
Located on Marsh Creek on a dead-end park road off Pumping Station Road in Gettysburg. It is closed to cars. Leave a Comment
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To find walk through the brick arch building and take the path to the left walk along it till you come to a some what large tree by a small mausoleum. The two graves are close to the mausoleum and are marked with two rebel flags.
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This cemetery goes unnoticed a great majority of the time being over shadowed by the National Cemetery. However it is in its own right a very interesting site. It is the resting place a Jennie Wade and John Burns as well as other family names, such as Spangler, that visitors might recognize from their time around town and the national park.
The Cemetery is divided into two section the old and the new. If you stay in the older section you can look over a good deal of 100+ year old gravy markers. Normally I tend to avoid cemeteries figure I will spend enough time in one eventually. I am, however, glad I took the time to go through this most somber place.
To find just travel up the road a few feet from the National Cemetery on Baltimore Street
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The only place on the battlefield where you can see the entire scope of the battle. When the trees are bare, you get a fabulous view!
You can see Oak Hill, the town itself, Culps Hill and Cemetary Hill from here. Great for perspective! Leave a Comment
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The picture is taken from the cemetary and looking through the gate at some of the civil war monuments. Leave a Comment
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Hunterstown, Adams County, PA. An unspoiled section of the battle, just north of town. Tranquil and rustic. Leave a Comment
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