McMillan Woods
McMillan Woods is a Gettysburg Battlefield forested area used during the Battle of Gettysburg and for camps after the American Civil War, including a CCC camp and the subsequent WWII POW camp at Gettysburg. The woods includes Rifle Pits and Earth Works from the battle[1]
The cast iron site identification tablet for the woods was placed in 1920,[1] and the woods is the site of a youth campground.
History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1906-07-16 | Camp Henderson of the PA National Guard [1] used 95 acres (0.38 km2) in McMillan Woods and the Trostle, Klingel, Sherfy, McPherson, and Codori farms [2] for the encampment through July 16. Maneuvers were conducted from Zeigler's Grove to Devil's Den.[3] (the joint maneuver camp followed at Mount Gretna's Camp Roosevelt.)[2] |
| 1906-07-16 | Camp Henderson of the PA National Guard [4] used 95 acres (0.38 km2) in McMillan Woods and the Trostle, Klingel, Sherfy, McPherson, and Codori farms [5] for the encampment through July 16. Maneuvers were conducted from Zeigler's Grove to Devil's Den.[6] (the joint maneuver camp followed at Mount Gretna's Camp Roosevelt.)[2] |
| 1934-02-03 | CCC camp NP-2 had opened [7] in McMillan Woods[3] (Charles Heilman was the 1936 commander).[8][9] |
| 1942-03 | The McMillan Woods CCC camp was to be abandoned [10] after becoming the 1st under an "all colored staff" in 1939.[11] |
| 1944-11-15 | POWs moved to the former McMillan Woods CCC camp[12] converted to the Gettysburg WWII POW Camp to replace the stockade.[4] |
| 1949-08-09 | The site of the former POW camp was used for the camporee of the Black Walnut Boy Scout district.[13] |
| 1966 | Boy Scout summer camps formerly held at Pardee Field began at McMillan Woods.[14] |
| 1989 | Improvements were completed at the McMillan Woods Youth Campground for hosting 5500 campers each year.[15] |
References
- ^ a b Cope, Emmor, "McMillan Woods Rifle Pits (Structure number MD15, LCS ID 006988) & Earthworks (Structure number MD16)" (NPS.gov webpage), List of Classified Structures: GETT p. 36, United States Department of War marker,
6 shallow dish-shaped depressions in ground. 2' deep, 7'11" diameter. Overgrown & filled w/ decomposed leaves. Located ca 20' form E edge of McMillan Woods, 60' from West Confederate Ave.
{{citation}}: External link in|work= - ^ a b "An Imaginary Battle Fought at Gettysburg" (Google News Archive). Reading Eagle. July 25, 1906. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ "Camp Information for NP-2-PA". Pennsylvania CCC Archive. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "Out of the Past: 50 Years Ago". June 29, 1995. Retrieved 2010-02-01.