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Historic Sachs Mill Bridge & the Battle of Gettysburg

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Historic Sachs Mill Bridge & the Battle of Gettysburg

Pennsylvania is considered the "covered bridge capitol of the world" with almost 200 remaining in existence today.
None more famous than the historic Sachs Mill Bridge which spans Marsh Creek just outside of Gettysburg Pa.The bridge was built in 1852 by David Stoner. Little did Stoner know the role the cute covered bridge would play in the Battle of Gettysburg.

Sachs Mill Bridge

Confederate troops used the historic bridge to escape complete annihilation in the wake of it's defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg. Gen Robert E. Lee used an unusually heavy thunderstorm to sneak his army from the Gettysburg battlefield to safety. The Confederate troops kept their camp fires burning to give the impression that they were waiting out the storm in the safety of their camps.

The 100 ft span was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1968 and is considered one of the most haunted places in America. Following the battle of Gettysburg a hospital was located very near the bridge where many of the Confederate soldiers were left to die is believed to be the source of much of the paranormal activity at the site. Additionally 3 Confederates were hung from the bridges rafters. There are numerous reports from those that live in close proximity to the site of screams, horses walking across the bridge, gun fire, cannon fire all with nothing there.



Comments (7)

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Gerry having over 200 remaining covered bridges is truly something, but also speaks volumes about the topography. Living close to a bridge that has special visitors is certainly not for the timid and faint of heart. Thanks for another interesting bit of history on the Gettysburg PA area.

Jan 17, 2011 08:20 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Wonderful story and photo.  I can understand from the history of the bridge why people might get a sense of what happened in the past.  Creepy music on the slide show :-)

Jan 17, 2011 08:53 AM
Richard Iarossi
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Crofton, MD
Crofton MD Real Estate, Annapolis MD Real Estate

Gerry,

I've got to take a trip up to get some pics of the covered bridges.

Rich

Jan 17, 2011 09:55 AM
Ernie Steele
Lebanon, PA

Gerry, I love your 'historic' posts...Keep 'em coming...Enjoy your day.

Jan 17, 2011 10:52 AM
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

Very interesting ! I'm gonna send this to a friend who loves The Ghosts of gettysburg  book !!!

Jan 17, 2011 11:44 PM
Steve and Jan Bachman
RE/MAX Gateway, Reston, Herndon, Ashburn, Sterling, Fairfax - Herndon, VA
Realtors - Northern Virginia

Beautiful clean photo of this bridge Gerry and an interesting well written post. As usual.

Jan 18, 2011 09:55 AM
Anonymous
Susan Llauget

Great slide show.  What is that music?  I really like that.

Jan 28, 2011 12:11 PM
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