Stevens Run (Rock Creek tributary)
Stevens Run[1] (Stevens Creek,[2] Tiber) is a tributary[3] of Rock Creek in Pennsylvania in the United States.
Stevens Run flows over the Gettysburg Battlefield and through the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Within the borough the stream is in a concrete channel, including a covered portion. From 1884 to 1942, the run was spanned by three bridges of the Round Top Branch railroad.[4]
History
Stevens Run was named after Thaddeus Stevens, a congressman from Pennsylvania.[5]
Samuel Gettys' Tavern was located on the south side on the uphill slope of the now-named Stevens Run, and Rock Creek Church was approximately on the north bank of the now-named Carlisle Street and Stevens Run.[6] In 1902, a new bridge was built over the Tiber on Chambersburg Street.[1]
| Course, northeast-to-southwest | |||||
| Intersection | Location/Description | Coordinates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouth | Rock Creek confluence | ||||
| Bridge | site of 1912 bridge [2] | ||||
| Bridge | Former borough site of 1920 bridge [3] | ||||
| Boundary | Exits GNMP land | ||||
| Run | Confluence with flow from Colt Park | 39°49.319′N 77°14.529′W / 39.821983°N 77.242150°W | |||
| Perennial flow[7] | 39°48′59″N 77°15′19″W / 39.81631°N 77.25540°W | ||||
| Flow from Plum & Guinn runs' triple pt | |||||
| Headpoint | N of Codori house & barn[7] | 39°48′42″N 77°14′25″W / 39.81178°N 77.24021°W | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Stevens Run (1188630)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Balch, William Ralston; Butler, John M. (1885). The Battle of Gettysburg: An Historical Account (Google Books). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Lane S. Hart. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ Gettysburg National Military Park, General Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement. 1999. p. 177.
- ^ Map of the Battle Field of Gettysburg (Map). Cartography by Gettysburg National Park Commission: Nicholson, John P; Cope, Emmor; Hammond, Schuyler A. New York: Julius Bien & Co. Lith. 1904. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
{{cite map}}: External link in|cartography= - ^ "Stevens Run is historic". Gettysburg Times. Jan 5, 1999. p. 3. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "[Alexander Dobbin article]". The Gettysburg Experience. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
Rock Creek Church…located one mile north of the future town of Gettysburg (located near the junction of Carlisle Street and the Mummasburg Road)
- ^ a b "The National Map". National Hydrography Dataset. NationalMap.gov (USGS). Archived from the original (NHD Viewer) on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-07-21.