Adams County

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Adams County is a county in south-central Pennsylvania known for encompassing the historic town of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg National Military Park.

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Adams County canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
county
borderedBy Carroll County, Maryland
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Frederick County, Maryland
York County, Pennsylvania
contains Eisenhower National Historic Site
Gettysburg
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg National Military Park
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary (portion of campus area)
country United States of America
countrySubdivisionType county
countySeat Gettysburg
governmentType county government
hasAreaCode 223
717
hasFIPSCode 42001
hasHistoricEvent Battle of Gettysburg
hasHistoricSignificance American Civil War
hasMajorHighway Pennsylvania Route 116
Pennsylvania Route 34
Pennsylvania Route 94
Pennsylvania Route 97
U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 30
hasMajorIndustry agriculture
hasMajorRiverOrCreek Conewago Creek
Marsh Creek
Monocacy River
hasPostalAbbreviation PA
hasPrimaryEconomicSector agriculture
tourism
hasProtectedArea Gettysburg National Military Park
Michaux State Forest (part)
knownFor Civil War tourism
apple orchards
legislativeBody Board of Commissioners of Adams County
locatedIn Pennsylvania
locatedInMetropolitanArea Gettysburg, PA metropolitan area
locatedInRegion south-central Pennsylvania
namedAfter John Adams
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania
partOfRegion South Central Pennsylvania
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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