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Gilbert Orchard at Gettysburg National Military Park (2013)

A grid of young orchard trees grows on a slope, beyond a level area of open grass.

Replanted Gilbert Orchard from Mummasburg Road. This landscape covers part of the battlefield that witnessed the opening engagement of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1–3, 1863. A variety of the farms in the area had orchards at the time of the battle, as noted in the CLR and identified on historic maps, which likely suffered significant damage during the battle. At the time of the battle, an orchard (species not known) occupied the field south of McClean Grove on a town outlot owned by Gilbert (Gilbert Field #1). The orchard may have been removed by ca. 1880, when G. Lower built a house on the site. In 1902, the War Department acquired the property, removed the buildings, and maintained the land as a field. In 2007, NPS replanted the Gilbert orchard in Gilbert Field #1 and a portion of Field #2. The replanted orchard, once mature, will reestablish the overall battle-era character of the landscape, but the extent of the orchard is greater than what existed in 1863.

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Gettysburg National Military Park, Code: GETT
Park Cultural Landscapes Program, Code: PCLP

Gettysburg National Military Park, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 39.804500579834, Longitude: -77.2384033203125

Cultural Resources Inventory System-Cultural Landscapes (CRIS-CL) : 976189

Historic Orchards and Fruit Trees

Title: Cultural Landscape Report for Gettysburg National Military Park, Record of Treatment: Volume I and II
URL: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2257218

2013

2013

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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Person: Susan Dolan
Organization: Park Cultural Landscapes Program
Position: Program Manager
Email: susan_dolan@nps.gov

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