NARRATIVE EPISODE 2- INVASION! June 1863- Chapter 2- "Gettysburg"

Addressing Gettysburg · Apr 24, 2020 · 56m

SARAH BROADHEAD: "To-day we heard that the Rebels were crossing the river in heavy force, and advancing on to this State."

In the 1730s and 40s, Scots-Irish and German settlers began laying roots in what was then known as the Marsh Creek settlement. Eventually, Samuel Gettys opened a tavern on the Marsh Creek Road, the major east-west road in the area. In 1761, he was fined for running a tavern without a license. In 1769, the Baltimore-Shippensburg road was laid out and an intersection was created at the tavern. Twenty five years later, in 1786, his son James would lay out 210 lots, including…