Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church
Erected in 1853, this church served as a field hospital during and after the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. While the church was substantially altered in 1925, much of the original Civil War era structure remains intact. Within its walls some 200 wounded Union and Confederate soldiers were treated by army surgeons and other volunteer personnel including nuns from the Sisters of Charity of nearby Emmitsburg.| HM Number | HM18QH |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Church/House of Worship |
| Marker Type | Historic Building |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Interpretative Marker / Sign |
| Placed By | Main Street Gettysburg, Inc |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 10:48am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 309002 N 4411118 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.82861667, -77.23188333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 49.717', W 77° 13.913' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 49' 43.0200" N, 77° 13' 54.7800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 717 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 51-53 W High St, Gettysburg PA 17325, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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