Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex facts for kids
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Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex
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| Location | Baltimore Pike, Goulden Road, and White Church Road, near Mount Joy, Cumberland Township, Gettysburg, and Mount Joy Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 550 acres (220 ha) |
| Built | 1863 |
| Architectural style | Pennsylvania Farmhouse |
| MPS | Adams County properties associated with the Battle of Gettysburg MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000520 |
| Added to NRHP | May 18, 2000 |
Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex is a national historic district located at Cumberland Township, Gettysburg, and Mount Joy Township in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 11 contributing buildings and 13 contributing sites, on 13 contiguous properties including 8 farmsteads and White's Church (or Marks German Reformed Church). The farmsteads are Schwartz Farm, Shaeffer Farm, Trostle Farm, Lewis Bushman Farm, Diener Farm, Conover Farm, Lightner Farm, and Beitler Farm. The properties served as hospitals for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 12th corps of the Army of the Potomac during the weeks immediately following the Battle of Gettysburg.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
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