Plum Run (Rock Run in 1821)
is a
Pennsylvania stream flowing southward from the
Gettysburg Battlefield
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the site of the first shot & at Knoxlyn Ridge ...
between the
Gettys-Black Divide on the east and on the west, the drainage divide for
Pitzer Run,
Biesecker Run,
Willoughby Run
Willoughby Run is a tributary of Marsh Creek in Adams County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Willoughby Run flows southward between Herr Ridge and McPherson Ridge through the Gettysburg Battlefield.
References
External links
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, and
Marsh Creek.
History
The Plum Run Valley was the location of
Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day
During the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 2, 1863) Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee attempted to capitalize on his first day's accomplishments. His Army of Northern Virginia launched multiple attacks on the flanks of the Union Army ...
, and
Third Day
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military engagements.
In 1972, the
Slaughter Pen comfort station was temporarily closed after
Youth Conservation Corps participants of
Camp Eisenhower discovered fecal pollution in Plum Ru
See also
*
List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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References
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Gettysburg Battlefield
Rivers of Adams County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Monocacy River