GDG- East Cemetery Hill

[Alan D. Brunelle]

Gettysburg Engineering wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> The flank markers are between the short - fat water tower and the house.
> There is a chain link fence around the water company's property and the
> flank markers are next to this fence.  The stone fence is now gone.  . The
> fences were located on the property lines.  I have not researched the deeds
> but it is logical the water company bought the tract of land the water
> towers are on and the chain link fence now follows the property lines which
> were the locations of the old stone fence at time of the battle. The water
> company has owned this land for over a 100 years and the original, open
> water reservoir was on this hill.. The  Drinking Water Act prohibited open
> reservoirs and a new water tower was constructed some time ago
>
> You will notice that there are a series of stone fences that run between
> Wainwright Avenue and the Baltimore Pike, starting at the tour center
> parking lot and continuing to the Knight house.  Many people in Gettysburg
> had a stable, hog pen and chicken house in the back yard.  They needed a
> place to grow feed for the animals and graze the cow or horse.  They bought
> these small tracts of land adjacent to town to use for this purpose.
>
> Regards
>
> Dean Shultz
>   

Thank you very much Dean - that helps clarify things a lot!

Alan

>>> The wall where the 107 OH and part of the 25 OH were behind started on
>>> Wainwright Ave near the 25-75 OH monument and went toward the Holiday
>>>       
> Inn.
>   
>>> It was on the north side (town side) of the present day, large municipal
>>> water tank.  If you park behind the Holiday Inn and follow the chain
>>>       
> link
>   
>>> fence, which is around the municipal property, you will come to the
>>>       
> flank
>   
>>> markers.  They are at the edge of someone's yard.  The stone fence has
>>>       
> been
>   
>>> destroyed.  Many people do not realize the Ohio boys were that close to
>>>       
> town
>   
>>> but believe they were behind the stone fence on East Cemetery Hill,
>>>       
> which
>   
>>> borders the tour center parking lot.  How many of you have seen these
>>>       
> flank
>   
>>> markers?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Dean Shultz
>>>
>>>       
>> Hi Dean -
>>
>> In this view, we are looking /west/ across Wainwright Avenue, towards
>> two large white towers (Abbott & Costello-ish : short and fat, tall and
>> thin :-) ) I /believe/ the Holiday Inn is the building in the upper
>> right corner.
>>
>>
>>     
> http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qn3g1w8jxt52&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1642918&encType=1
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>> Having not been to this part of the field (but planning to go there in
>> July), I'm assuming by "large municipal water tank" you are referring to
>> Abbott (closer to the parking lot). Could you explain where in /this/
>> picture the wall was?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alan
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