Anna Elizabeth Reichle
Photo Courtesy of The Adams County Historical Society This photograph shows Anna Elizabeth Reichle (1886-1960), in her wedding dress. She wore the dress at her wedding to the Rev. […]
Adams County Remembered
Great Reunion of July 1913
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Civil War veterans arrive during the Great Reunion of July 1913, an event that commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg Address
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address at the Dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. This event was formally designated as Dedication Day
Peace Light Inn, 1947
Photo courtesy of the Adams County Historical Society The Majestic Theater staff enjoys a beverage together at the Peace Light Inn in 1947. The Peace Light Inn began as a
Steinwehr Avenue, 1971
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Visitors pass through town on Steinwehr Avenue heading toward PA-134, pictured below circa September 1971. The Gettysburg National Museum was established by George
Kuhn’s Fording Covered Bridge
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Kuhn’s Fording Covered Bridge (pictured above) was located northwest of Adamstown at East Berlin on Township Road 552. The two-span Burr truss bridge