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1908 Map of Gettysburg

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Gettysburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

The Gettysburg Battlefield Commission provided control for this detailed landscape of Adams County, documenting the sacred terrain just decades after the Civil War. Significant tactical landmarks such as Round Top, Little Round Top, and Cemetery Hill are clearly delineated alongside Seminary Ridge and Barlow Knoll, offering a precise view of the topography that shaped the 1863 conflict. Beyond the battlefield, the map reveals a thriving early 20th-century rural economy anchored by milling and rail transit, with Hershey Mill and Goodintent Mills situated along the winding creeks.

Transportation networks are heavily represented by the Gettysburg and Harrisburg RR and the Western Maryland RR, connecting towns like New Oxford and Bendersville. The map also captures numerous rural institutions, from the Conewago Chapel and Bermudian Churches to one-room schoolhouses like Baker School and Independence School, providing a valuable record for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads and community centers.