Class Year
2019
Document Type
Article
Date of Creation
1-25-2016
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Many are familiar with William H. Tipton, a well-known local photographer who recorded iconic views of the town, battlefield, and monuments surrounding Gettysburg. What many people may not know is that Tipton built a house in the early 1900s right on top of Gettysburg’s first African-American cemetery. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
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Recommended Citation
Dalton, Andrew I. "An Early Black Cemetery on York Street." Gettysburg Times (January 25, 2016).
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Comments
This article appeared in the Gettysburg Times as part of the Adams County Historical Society's "Historically Speaking" column, January 25, 2016.