Plum Run

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Plum Run is a small stream on the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, historically significant for flowing through key areas of the 1863 Civil War fighting.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Plum Run canonical 5
Plum Run Valley 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
stream
watercourse
appearsIn Civil War histories of the Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg battlefield maps
linked to: Gettysburg
associatedWith Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Union Army of the Potomac
linked to: Army of the Potomac
battleDate July 2, 1863
July 3, 1863
coordinateSystem WGS84
country United States
county Adams County
flowsNear Devil's Den
Houck's Ridge
Little Round Top
The Wheatfield
Triangular Field
flowsThrough Gettysburg Battlefield
Valley of Death
hasFeature marshy low ground in sections
stone bridges and crossings
hasType small stream
historicalSignificance American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
knownFor running through some of the bloodiest ground at Gettysburg
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg National Military Park
Pennsylvania
managedBy National Park Service
nearCity Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
nickname Valley of Death
partOf Susquehanna River watershed
linked to: Susquehanna River
presentDayUse environmental habitat within the park
historic landscape feature for visitors
state Pennsylvania
terrainContext valley between Devil's Den and Little Round Top
tributaryOf Rock Creek (Pennsylvania)
usedAs landmark in Civil War troop movements
waterBodyType perennial stream
withinProtectedArea Gettysburg National Military Park

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Little Round Top overlooks Plum Run
subject linked to: Little Round Top (nearby)
Devil's Den nearbyFeature Plum Run
Valley of Death adjacentTo Plum Run
Valley of Death crossedBy Plum Run
Valley of Death partOf Plum Run Valley
linked to: Plum Run
Little Round Top overlooks Plum Run