Barns of Gettysburg

Georgian183

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Hey yall. I have been in posting several other threads after my trip to Gettysburg at the end of September. I found the various barns intriguing, as they were gigantic compared to vintage structures here in Georgia. My first thought is how wealthy the landowners must have been to be able to afford these three story giants!

We will start off the with McPherson Barn

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Remains of the Rose barn

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Sherfy Barn

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Trostle Barn

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The next is my attempt to approximate the angle of the picture taken showing the dead artillery horses.

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And finally we have the Codori Barn
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There are several accounts by Confederate soldiers who were very impressed with the farms and barns of Pennsylvania .
 
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I didn't think that the barns indicated the great wealth of the landowners.
I was merely speaking to the fact that they are large, substantial structures. All I came across were three stories, which at the time would have housed horses, farm implements, and additional grain storage. Several were of both brick and stone construction. Based on that, I surmised that the structures were quite an investment and not every farmer in the region at the time could afford such structures.
 
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