The Biology of an 1860 Farm: With Special Reference to the Restoration of the Slyder Farm in Gettysburg, PA
Moore SR. 1973. The Biology of an 1860 Farm: With Special Reference to the Restoration of the Slyder Farm in Gettysburg, PA. Cultural Landscape Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory that ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Rebellion", Gettysburg was the Civil War's bloodiest battle and was also the inspiration for President Abraham Lincoln's immortal "Gettysburg Address". The Gettysburg National Military Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. This report concerns the Slyder Farm complex at Gettysburg, located approximately 300 yards southwest of Devil's Den and consisting of seven buildings of which three are pre-war construction. The objectives of this paper are to determine the farm practices of the 1860's and relate them to the construction of a living, historical farm project at the Gettysburg National Military Park. This project includes the reconstruction of the Slyder Farm to the period of the Civil War. In the near future, it is planned that a family will reside on this farm and reproduce the farm life by actually working the farm.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Moore, Stephen
- Date of Issue
- 1973-05-25
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- GETT , NER
- Keywords
- agriculture, Civil War, farm, homestead, livestock, living history, reconstruction, restoration, Slyder