Class Year
2016
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
6-24-2016
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
If you’re a frequent reader of the Compiler, it comes as no news to you that the Gettysburg area is historic for more than just its battlefield. From a pre-war African American community to the World War I tank camp commanded by a young Dwight Eisenhower, Gettysburg has a rich and vibrant history that the time-frozen battlefield, however majestic in its own right, all too often obscures. One of my favorite places in the region, however, is a state park located just fourteen miles west of town. Nestled amidst the ridges of South Mountain, Caledonia State Park stands on land once part of the Caledonia Furnace complex owned by the famed congressman Thaddeus Stevens.
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Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Lavery, Kevin P., "Beyond the Battlefield: The Park That Once Was Stevens’s Furnace" (2016). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 190.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/190
Comments
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