Tipton Station
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Tipton Station was a Gettysburg Battlefield
trolley stop of the Gettysburg Electric Railway
for passenger access to Crawford's Glen to the north, Devil's Den
(west), and Tipton Park (east). The station was established during the 1894 construction of the end of the trolley line and was near the Devil's Den trolley siding, south of the trolley's Warren Avenue crossing, and northeast of the Plum Run trolley bridge. An uphill trail led southwest to Big Round Top
with its 1895 Observation Tower
, and the "Slaughter Pen
Path and Steps" were built to Devil's Den.
with a tintype
photographic studio and food stand on private Slaughter Pen land purchased in March 1892 by photographer William H. Tipton
, an investor in the 1891 Gettysburg Electric Railway Company. As with Wheat-field Park to the west-northwest and Little Round Top Park (northeast), the park was a commemorative era visitor attraction for battlefield excursions such as the "Christian Endeavor
Day" on July 25, 1899.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F-MyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1QAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2845,6993765&dq=tipton-park+gettysburg&hl=en The park property was one of the first trolley right-of-ways acquired http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gKElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2350,5331272&dq=tipton-park+gettysburg&hl=en by the War Department
after the 1896 US Supreme Court
decision in the United States v. Gettysburg Electric Ry. Co.
case. The 2 tracts of 14.2 acre (0.057465412 km²) were deeded on December 31, 1901, after a May 7 federal hearing, and the "eating house" was moved to the Little
/Big Round Top
topographic saddle (operated by "Blind Davy" Weikert). The trolley tracks were removed in 1917 after federal funding was authorized.
In 1934 a Gettysburg Parkitecture comfort station was built at the site (40.116111°N 77.186667°W) and a Plum Run pedestrian bridge was built to it from Devil's Den. In 2004, artifacts associated with Tipton Park were designated as historic district contributing structures (e.g., "Tipton Boundary Marker", and the comfort station and its electrical line were removed .
Gettysburg Battlefield
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4 acre site of the first shot & at on the west of the borough, to East...
trolley stop of the Gettysburg Electric Railway
Gettysburg Electric Railway
The Gettysburg Electric Railway was a borough trolley that provided summer access to Gettysburg Battlefield visitor attractions such as military engagement areas, monuments, postbellum camps, and recreation areas...
for passenger access to Crawford's Glen to the north, Devil's Den
Devil's Den
Devils Den is a boulder-strewn Gettysburg Battlefield hill used by artillery and infantry during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day...
(west), and Tipton Park (east). The station was established during the 1894 construction of the end of the trolley line and was near the Devil's Den trolley siding, south of the trolley's Warren Avenue crossing, and northeast of the Plum Run trolley bridge. An uphill trail led southwest to Big Round Top
Big Round Top
Big Round Top is a boulder-strewn hill notable as the topographic high point of the Gettysburg Battlefield and for 1863 American Civil War engagements for which Medals of Honor were awarded...
with its 1895 Observation Tower
Big Round Top Observation Tower Foundation Ruin
The Big Round Top Observation Tower Foundation Ruin is the 19th century base of the 1st Cope Truss tower. Fred Lyons of Baltimore led the construction team that moved the foundation's granite blocks to the Big Round Top summit using block and tackle driven by a 12 horsepower...
, and the "Slaughter Pen
Slaughter Pen
The Slaughter Pen is a narrow portion of the Plum Run valley with diabase boulders between Big Round Top and Devil's Den where on the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day, the 40th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment forced the 17th and 2nd Georgia Regiments of Benning's Brigade from near the...
Path and Steps" were built to Devil's Den.
Tipton Park
Tipton Park was an 1894 trolley parkTrolley park
In the United States, trolley parks, which started in the 19th century, were picnic and recreation areas along or at the ends of streetcar lines in most of the larger cities. These were precursors to amusement parks. These trolley parks were created by the streetcar companies to give people a...
with a tintype
Tintype
Tintype, also melainotype and ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a sheet of iron metal that is blackened by painting, lacquering or enamelling and is used as a support for a collodion photographic emulsion....
photographic studio and food stand on private Slaughter Pen land purchased in March 1892 by photographer William H. Tipton
William H. Tipton
William H. Tipton was a noted American photographer of the second half of the 19th Century, most noted for his extensive early photography of the Gettysburg Battlefield and the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania....
, an investor in the 1891 Gettysburg Electric Railway Company. As with Wheat-field Park to the west-northwest and Little Round Top Park (northeast), the park was a commemorative era visitor attraction for battlefield excursions such as the "Christian Endeavor
Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour
The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor was a nondenominational evangelical society founded in Portland, Maine, in 1881 by Francis Edward Clark...
Day" on July 25, 1899.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F-MyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1QAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2845,6993765&dq=tipton-park+gettysburg&hl=en The park property was one of the first trolley right-of-ways acquired http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gKElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2350,5331272&dq=tipton-park+gettysburg&hl=en by the War Department
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department , was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army...
after the 1896 US Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
decision in the United States v. Gettysburg Electric Ry. Co.
United States v. Gettysburg Electric Ry. Co.
United States v. Gettysburg Electric Ry. Co. was a case to prevent trolley operations on the Gettysburg Battlefield. The dispute began in August 1891 when the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association's board approved attorney motion to deny trolley right-of-way along GBMA roads...
case. The 2 tracts of 14.2 acre (0.057465412 km²) were deeded on December 31, 1901, after a May 7 federal hearing, and the "eating house" was moved to the Little
Little Round Top
Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg....
/Big Round Top
Big Round Top
Big Round Top is a boulder-strewn hill notable as the topographic high point of the Gettysburg Battlefield and for 1863 American Civil War engagements for which Medals of Honor were awarded...
topographic saddle (operated by "Blind Davy" Weikert). The trolley tracks were removed in 1917 after federal funding was authorized.
In 1934 a Gettysburg Parkitecture comfort station was built at the site (40.116111°N 77.186667°W) and a Plum Run pedestrian bridge was built to it from Devil's Den. In 2004, artifacts associated with Tipton Park were designated as historic district contributing structures (e.g., "Tipton Boundary Marker", and the comfort station and its electrical line were removed .