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Roads to Freedom - John Hopkins LbNA #65259 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jun 1, 2013
Location: Gettysburg College
City:Gettysburg
County:Adams
State:Pennsylvania
Boxes:1
Planted by:Roads2Freedom
Found by: orangeblssm1976
Last found:Aug 7, 2013
Status:Fr
Last edited:Jun 1, 2013
This letterbox is part of the 2013 Roads to Freedom program, and is available from June 1, 2013 – September 2, 2013. To participate in the full program, please pick up your free Civil War Journal (program guide) from any Adams County Library or at the Historic Train Station in downtown Gettysburg.

This letterbox is located at Gettysburg College. It is 0.83 miles in distance and is rated "easy" by Roads to Freedom standards.

- Park in the parking lot on Stevens St behind Eisenhower House or the Admission Building.
- Exit the lot on Stevens St and turn left toward Carlisle St.
- Turn left on Carlisle St. so that the Admission Building is on your left. You will see President Eisenhower at the front of the building. Just past the Admission Bldg, (near the handicap sign) a path will veer off to the left. Take this sidewalk. You will see Stevens Hall on your right.
- Continue on this path (stay to the right) until it reaches Washington St. Use the crosswalk to safely cross Washington St. Once across you will be between 2 very similar buildings, Breidenbaugh on your right and Weidensall on your left. Walk between the two buildings and turn left so that Weidnesall will be on your left.
- Follow this sidewalk until you see a campus directory sign on your right. You will see a large white building, Pennsylvania Hall, in front of you. Turn right so that Penn Hall is on your left and follow this path toward a white gazebo. The Emily Silverstein Peace Memorial will be on your right. You should turn right on the sidewalk past the memorial. Continue walking between Glatfelter Lodge and a long granite wall (the Benefactor’s Wall) toward the fountain.
- Continue past the fountain so that Eddie Plank Gym is on your left. Eddie Plank Gym is named after a Gettysburg College graduate who became a professional baseball player. Just past the gym, turn right and walk toward Musselman Library. You should find the rubbing of Jack Hopkins in this area.
- To return to your original location cross in front of Musselman Library so that it is on your left and at the corner turn left. You should see Weidensall Hall in front of you. Turn left at Weidnesall, walking toward Briedenbaugh, and turn right to carefully cross Washington St at the crosswalk. Once across, turn right, pass Christ Chapel on your left and turn left onto Stevens St. This will take you back to the Admissions Lot where you started.