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.

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Willoughby Run canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stream
associatedWithEventDate July 1, 1863
associatedWithMilitaryUnit Brigade of James J. Archer
Iron Brigade
associatedWithPerson John F. Reynolds
battleOccurredAt Battle of Gettysburg
country United States
crossedBy Herbst Woods
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsThrough Gettysburg Battlefield
geographicFeatureOf Gettysburg National Military Park
hasHistoricalSignificance American Civil War
hasRecreationalUse hiking observation within Gettysburg National Military Park
hasWaterType freshwater
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
near Chambersburg Pike
Herbst Woods
McPherson Farm
linked to: Brawner Farm

McPherson Ridge
Reynolds Woods
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
Monocacy River watershed
linked to: Monocacy River
tributaryOf Marsh Creek
usedAsDefensivePositionBy Union Army forces
linked to: Union Army

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McPherson Ridge hasNearbyFeature Willoughby Run
McPherson Barn locatedNear Willoughby Run
Herbst Woods hasNearbyFeature Willoughby Run
Chambersburg Pike crosses Willoughby Run