1844 Samuel F. B. Morse send first telegraph message from Washington, D. C., to Baltimore, Maryland.

PENNSYLVANIA - Adams County - Historic Districts

East Berlin Historic District (added 1985 - Adams County - #85002693) Portions of King, Harrisburg and Abbottstown St. , East Berlin (400 acres, 177 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Georgian, Federal, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Eisenhower National Historic Site (added 1967 - Adams County - #67000017) Also known as See Also:Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District 200 Eisenhower Farm Lane , Gettysburg (6905 acres, 38 buildings, 71 structures) Historic Significance: Person, Event Historic Person: Eisenhower,Dwight D. Significant Year: 1863, 1951, 1969 Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Military Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1850-1874 Owner: Private , Federal Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Government Office, Museum, Single Dwelling Fairfield Historic District (added 2000 - Adams County - #00000518) Roughly bounded by Landis Dr., Steelman St., Wortz Dr., and NW border Fairfield Borough , Fairfield (1695 acres, 117 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Italianate Area of Significance: Military, Architecture Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Education, Religion Historic Sub-function: Animal Facility, Military Facility, Religious Structure, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Animal Facility, Restaurant, Single Dwelling Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District (added 1975 - Adams County - #75000155) Also known as Battle of Gettysburg Battlefield;Gettysburg Campaign,Civil W Town of Gettysburg and its environs , Gettysburg and vicinity (118200 acres, 315 buildings, 3 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Federal, Late Victorian, Italianate Area of Significance: Conservation, Education, Agriculture, Architecture, Transportation, Military, Religion Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Owner: Federal , Private Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Defense, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Battle Site, Museum, Park, Single Dwelling Gettysburg National Military Park (added 1966 - Adams County - #66000642) Also known as See Also:Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Cou Gettysburg National Military Park , Gettysburg (59890 acres, 135 buildings, 277 structures, 929 objects) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event, Person Architect, builder, or engineer: Saunders, William, Cope, Emmor Bradley Architectural Style: No Style Listed Historic Person: Lee, Robert E., et al., Lincoln,Abraham Significant Year: 1863, 1864, 1893 Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Military Cultural Affiliation: African American, Euro-American Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private , Federal Historic Function: Defense, Funerary, Landscape Historic Sub-function: Battle Site, Cemetery, Park Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Monument/Marker, Museum, Park Hunterstown Historic District (added 1979 - Adams County - #79002154) Also known as See Also:Great Conewego Presbyterian Church PA 394 and Granite Station Rd. , Hunterstown (600 acres, 48 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Military, Architecture Period of Significance: 1800-1824 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Rock Creek--White Run Union Hospital Complex (added 2000 - Adams County - #00000520) Baltimore Pike, Goulden Rd. and White Church Rd. , Mount Joy (5500 acres, 11 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Military Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Health Care Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Battle Site, Graves/Burials, Hospital, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling Spangler--Benner Farm (added 1992 - Adams County - #92001493) 230 Benner Rd., Mt. Joy Township , Gettysburg (1455 acres, 9 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Agriculture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling

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