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| Keywords: Gburg Seminary NE.JPG 74001729 en Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm on the NRHP since May 3 1974 On Seminary Ridge Lutheran Theological Seminary campus in Gettysburg Pennsylvania Also known as Schmucker Hall after the Seminary's first president Dr Samuel Sim Schmucker and is home to the Adams County Historical Society This building played an important role in the Battle of Gettysburg in particular the cupola Union Generals Buford and Reynolds used the cupola to view the battlefield and terrain and as a signal post on the first day of the battle On the 2nd and 3rd days aides to Confederate General Lee did the same thing and Union cannon focused on the building as a result This building is near the center of the Confederate line on Seminary Ridge The cupola was struck by lightning in 1914 and immediately replaced according to the original plans Note that the Old Dorm at Gettysburg College maybe a mile north was also used as an observation and signaling point during the battle but my reading of the NRHP nominations is that this building was the more important Building was also used as a hospital for about 600 Union and Confederate soldiers during and after the battle own Smallbones 2010-11-18 39 49 55 N 77 14 41 W own Smallbones Seminary Ridge Museum National Register of Historic Places in Adams County Pennsylvania | ||||
