"...the busiest scene I ever witnessed..."

"...the busiest scene I ever witnessed..." (HMLQ0)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 49.796', W 77° 13.874'

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On July 8, 1863, the U.S. Sanitary Commission commandeered the three story Fahnestock Bros. buildings as their "stone house" for food and other supplies. From here these critical provisions were distributed daily to the many field hospitals in and around Gettysburg that serviced over 21,000 wounded left behind by both armies.

The volume of life saving supplies arrived in such quantity that the stone rooms "...up to the ceilings were filled... the sidewalk was monopolized and even the street was encroached upon."

For a few critical days the Sanitary Commission was the primary source of food for both wounded and townspeople. This site in the eyes of one witness was "...the busiest scene I ever witnessed." The immediate crisis quickly passed and by July 25th the premises was returned to the Fahnestock family.

The building has been altered several times since its circa 1810 construction. In 1984 it was substantially rehabilitated for use as senior citizen housing.
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HM NumberHMLQ0
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Placed ByMain Street Gettysburg, Inc., National Park Service / American Battlefield Protection Program
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 1:40pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 309062 N 4411263
Decimal Degrees39.82993333, -77.23123333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 49.796', W 77° 13.874'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 49' 47.76" N, 77° 13' 52.44" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 49-99 Baltimore St, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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