Willoughby Run
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Willoughby Run is a small stream in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, notable for its role as a natural feature on the first day’s battlefield during the American Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stream ⓘ |
| associatedWithEventDate | July 1, 1863 ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryUnit |
Brigade of James J. Archer
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Iron Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | John F. Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleOccurredAt | Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | Herbst Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Gettysburg Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureOf | Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse | hiking observation within Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
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ⓘ
Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| near |
Chambersburg Pike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herbst Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ McPherson Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ McPherson Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Reynolds Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a natural defensive line on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg
ⓘ
role in the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gettysburg Campaign sites
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ⓘ
Monocacy River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Marsh Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsDefensivePositionBy | Union Army forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.