Barlow Knoll - Gettysburg, PA
N 39° 50.738 W 077° 13.572
18S E 309536 N 4412995
Barlow Knoll is one of several battlefields which set the stage for the Battle of Gettysburg, being a first day site of fighting on July 1, 1863.
Waymark Code: WMBYX1
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2011
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Today, Barlow Knoll (NOT Barow's Knoll) is littered with monuments, memorials and statues dedicated to the various fighting forces which were involved in the heavy fighting during the first day of battle at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. The field is also referred to as the First Day Battlefield. The knoll is at the top of a loop or hair pin turn at East Howard Avenue, and very close to the Old Alms House Cemetery.
From Wikipedia: Barlow Knoll (formerly Blocher's Knoll) is a hill on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the location of the charge of Gordon's Brigade that succeeded in breaking the Union line. The "Old Alms House Cemetery" is located on the side of the hill, and the hill named after Francis C. Barlow.