Wheatfield Road

Wheatfield
Map of Adams County in southern Pennsylvania with Wheatfield Road highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by National Park Service
Length1.2 mi[2] (1.9 km)
Time period1858 mapped by Howe[1]
1863 Battle of Gettysburg
1895 Gettysburg National Military Park
1933 National Park Service
Major junctions
West end
US 15 Bus. (Emmitsburg Road)
East end PA 134 (Taneytown Road)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesAdams
Highway system

The Wheatfield Road is a Gettysburg Battlefield crossroad from the Peach Orchard east-southeastward along the north side of The Wheatfield (on the Peach Orchard-Devil's Den ridge),[3] north of the Valley of Death, and over the north foot of Little Round Top. In addition to modern tourist use, the road is notable for Battle of Gettysburg use and postbellum trolley use associated with the 1892-1896 US v. Gettysburg Electric Ry. case of the US Supreme Court.[4]

  1. ^ Adams County Wall Map (Map). SimmonsGames.com mapviewer. 1858. Gettysburg Area inset. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  2. ^ "Overview Map of Wheatfield Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hunt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Heebner, Chas, Esq; et al. (December 4, 1894). "Battlefield Commission vs The Trolley Company". Gettysburg Compiler. Retrieved April 20, 2011. in the vicinity of the 'Peach Orchard' ... the [trolley] Company will very gladly agree to the changes desired, approximately as indicated on the blue prints hereto attached{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)