1908 Map of Gettysburg

About this map

Gettysburg serves as the hub for a dense network of pikes and rail lines in this early 20th-century survey, just decades after the terrain became the site of a pivotal American conflict. The map provides an exceptionally clear record of the ridges and heights that shaped local movements, from Seminary Ridge and Oak Ridge to the high ground at Cemetery Hill, Culp's Hill, and Little Round Top. Outside the borough, the landscape is defined by agricultural townships like Straban and Mount Pleasant, where numerous rural schools and churches anchored small communities.