- Joined
- Dec 28, 2008
- Location
- Pennsylvania
The last time I was out at Gettysburg, one of the thing I wanted to locate was the stone markers placed on the battlefield by chief engineer Emmor Cope in 1893, to be used as part of a meridian line for all future NPS battlefield surveys and mapping. One end of the meridian line established by Cope was placed in the center of the square/diamond in town, and the other was placed on Cemetery Hill near the 126 New York Infantry monument. This one is easy to find; I was able to find it with no trouble, except that there's no good place to park near it!
The stone marker itself.
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The marker behind and to the right of the 126th NY monument on Cemetery Hill, just beyond the Bryan House.
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Here is the link to a really good, detailed article about Cope's work at Gettysburg, and other mapping that was done, inlcuding the Batchelder and Warren maps.
http://www.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=71028
My next quest is to dodge the traffic in the Gettysburg square/diamond and see if I can find the other marker for the Cope meridian line!
The stone marker itself.
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The marker behind and to the right of the 126th NY monument on Cemetery Hill, just beyond the Bryan House.
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Here is the link to a really good, detailed article about Cope's work at Gettysburg, and other mapping that was done, inlcuding the Batchelder and Warren maps.
http://www.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=71028
My next quest is to dodge the traffic in the Gettysburg square/diamond and see if I can find the other marker for the Cope meridian line!