Beaverdam Creek
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Beaverdam Creek is a Pennsylvania stream near Hunterstown
, northeast of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
. The creek's intersection with the road leading to the Gettysburg Railroad
's Granite station was the site of the Battle of Hunterstown
on July 2, 1863.
Hunterstown, Pennsylvania
Hunterstown is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States....
, northeast of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and...
. The creek's intersection with the road leading to the Gettysburg Railroad
Gettysburg Railroad
The Gettysburg Railroad was a railway line in Pennsylvania that operated from 1858-1870 over the 17 mile main line from the terminus in Gettysburg to the 1849 Hanover Junction...
's Granite station was the site of the Battle of Hunterstown
Battle of Hunterstown
The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement in Adams County, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War...
on July 2, 1863.