Brian Farm

Brian Farm
1904 map depicting the Brian Farm (lower left "Bryan") with the Emmitsburg Rd "Y [wye] of the trolly"[1] (dashed), which had a right-of-way through the farm.[2]
TypeAmerican Civil War site
LocationGettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°48.928′N 77°14.11′W / 39.815467°N 77.23517°W / 39.815467; -77.23517[3]
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Elevation603.5 ft (183.9 m)[4]
Mid-July 1863[3] Bryan Farm House and outdoor oven (left). In 1985, this photo was discovered[who?] to show biaxially tapered shakes instead of the presumed clay roof tiles (the Germanic roofing technique was subsequently discovered in 19th-century photos of 16 additional Gettysburg area structures.[5]

The Brian Farm[3][6] is an American Civil War area of the Gettysburg Battlefield used during the Pickett's Charge. On January 23, 2004, the farm's buildings, Boundary Stone Wall, and ID tablet were designated historic district contributing structures[7] after the tract was used for the 1918 Camp Colt[8] and other postwar camps.

  1. ^ "Took Work to make Camp Quay". Gettysburg Compiler. July 27, 1904. Retrieved 2012-06-02 – via Google News Archive. Opposite the Y of the trolly is located the Third Brigade … extending until they practically join the town in the Tawney field on Washington Street.
  2. ^ "Want $30,000 to Purchase Land of Trolley Line". Adams County News. January 27, 1917. Retrieved 2012-05-30 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference HMdb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "X_Value=-77.235167&Y_Value=39.815467". USGS Elevation Web Service Query. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-30.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Engle, Reed (December 1985). Restoration of a Roofing (PDF). CRM Bulletin (Report). Vol. 8: No. 6. NPS Cultural Resources Management. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  6. ^ "Abraham Brian Farm Boundary Stone Wall (Structure Number WA50, LCS ID 081012)", List of Classified Structures: GETT p. 46, NPS, archived from the original (NPS.gov webpage) on 2015-09-24, retrieved 2012-06-04, 2' high. Approximately 500' of fragment of north and south boundaries. North boundary is shared with Ziegler property, south boundary is shared with Leister property.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference hscl022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Gettysburg National Military Park Commission. "An Introduction to the Annual Reports of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War". The Gettysburg Commission Reports. Gettysburg, PA: War Department. "176 acres of the Codori farm, 10 acres of the Smith farm, and 6 acres of the Bryan House place"