GO and Build a Better World! - Farm LbNA #71447
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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Jun 3, 2017 |
| Location: | Gettysburg National Military Park |
| City: | Gettysburg |
| County: | Adams |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | GOAdamsKids
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| Found by: | orangeblssm1976 |
| Last found: | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Status: | F |
| Last edited: | May 30, 2017 |
This letterbox is part of the GO and Build a Better World! program in Adams County. It will be available from June 3, 2017 to July 29, 2017. Further details about the program may be found at www.goadams.org.
The GO and Build a Better World! program requires you to search for up to 15 “landmarks” – wooden posts with engraved plates on them, instead of a traditional letterbox and stamp. Please use a colored pencil or crayon to carefully rub the impression onto your GO and Build a Better World! rubbing sheet, available for free at any Adams County Library.
This letterbox is located at Gettysburg National Military park and may be accessed from the National Cemetery parking area. GO Adams! level of difficulty = Hard
- From the parking lot, locate and walk to the Maryland Monument; what do you think this monument represents? (There is a big hint on the back!).
- Walk south (away from town) along the walkway and past the Delaware Monument until you get to a small white house. This is the Leister Farm.
- Continue along the green walkway to the right and up the hill. As you approach the top of the hill, you will see the monument of General Meade on his horse. Continue along the same walkway as it curves around the front of this statue.
- Continue past several cannons and caissons (wagons used to carry ammunition), and carefully cross the roadway when the sidewalk ends.
- After crossing, you should see four wayside panel displays explaining the third day of the battle of Gettysburg, Pickett’s Charge. Continue past these displays as the sidewalk meanders through a field and turns into a dirt trail near a rock wall.
- Turn left before crossing the rock wall and walk past a series of 4 monuments dedicated to those from states whose names begin with an “M.” (The first monument looks like a boulder.) After passing a fifth monument (to a non-“M” state), you will reach the road.
- Carefully cross the road and walk along the split rail fence near the tall monument dedicated to those from the “Green Mountain State.” Notice the soldier on top is missing his right arm; he lost it in battle.
- Continue walking south walking past the large-domed monument with the statue of the Goddess of Victory and Peace on top of it. (Be careful walking against traffic as most drivers are looking at the battlefield and monuments, not for pedestrians!)
- After passing this monument, continue along the road past a half-circle style monument made of cement block. Keep walking through the next intersection. You are almost there!
- You will pass a house and barn; like most other structures on the field, these on the George Weikert farm were used as temporary field hospitals during the battle.
- Beyond this intersection, you should see a small trail on your left leading to a tall monument. The post you seek is located near the small bench area at the top of this pathway.
- Return to your vehicle by retracing your steps back to the parking area.
Hike length: 2-3 miles
The GO and Build a Better World! program requires you to search for up to 15 “landmarks” – wooden posts with engraved plates on them, instead of a traditional letterbox and stamp. Please use a colored pencil or crayon to carefully rub the impression onto your GO and Build a Better World! rubbing sheet, available for free at any Adams County Library.
This letterbox is located at Gettysburg National Military park and may be accessed from the National Cemetery parking area. GO Adams! level of difficulty = Hard
- From the parking lot, locate and walk to the Maryland Monument; what do you think this monument represents? (There is a big hint on the back!).
- Walk south (away from town) along the walkway and past the Delaware Monument until you get to a small white house. This is the Leister Farm.
- Continue along the green walkway to the right and up the hill. As you approach the top of the hill, you will see the monument of General Meade on his horse. Continue along the same walkway as it curves around the front of this statue.
- Continue past several cannons and caissons (wagons used to carry ammunition), and carefully cross the roadway when the sidewalk ends.
- After crossing, you should see four wayside panel displays explaining the third day of the battle of Gettysburg, Pickett’s Charge. Continue past these displays as the sidewalk meanders through a field and turns into a dirt trail near a rock wall.
- Turn left before crossing the rock wall and walk past a series of 4 monuments dedicated to those from states whose names begin with an “M.” (The first monument looks like a boulder.) After passing a fifth monument (to a non-“M” state), you will reach the road.
- Carefully cross the road and walk along the split rail fence near the tall monument dedicated to those from the “Green Mountain State.” Notice the soldier on top is missing his right arm; he lost it in battle.
- Continue walking south walking past the large-domed monument with the statue of the Goddess of Victory and Peace on top of it. (Be careful walking against traffic as most drivers are looking at the battlefield and monuments, not for pedestrians!)
- After passing this monument, continue along the road past a half-circle style monument made of cement block. Keep walking through the next intersection. You are almost there!
- You will pass a house and barn; like most other structures on the field, these on the George Weikert farm were used as temporary field hospitals during the battle.
- Beyond this intersection, you should see a small trail on your left leading to a tall monument. The post you seek is located near the small bench area at the top of this pathway.
- Return to your vehicle by retracing your steps back to the parking area.
Hike length: 2-3 miles