Stevens Run (Rock Creek)

Not to be confused with Stevens Knoll.

Stevens Run[1] (Stevens Creek,[2] Tiber) is a 2.2-mile-long (3.5 km)[3] tributary of Rock Creek (Monocacy River) flowing over the Gettysburg Battlefield and through the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Within the borough the stream is in a concrete channel, including a covered portion. From 1884 to 1942, the run was spanned by three bridges of the Round Top Branch railroad.[4]

History

Samuel Gettys' Tavern was located on the south side on the uphill slope of the now-named Stevens Run, and Rock Creek Church was approximately on the north bank of the now-named Carlisle Street and Stevens Run.[5] In 1902, a new bridge was built over the Tiber on Chambersburg Street.[1]

Course, northeast-to-southwest
Intersection Location/Description Coordinates
Mouth Rock Creek confluence
Bridge site of 1912 bridge[2]
Bridge Former borough site of 1920 bridge[3]
Boundary Exits GNMP land
Run Confluence with flow from Colt Park
Perennial flow[6]
Flow from Plum & Guinn runs' triple pt
Headpoint N of Codori house & barn[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stevens Run (1188630)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1188630. Retrieved tbd. 
  2. ^ Balch, William Ralston (1885) (Google Books). The Battle of Gettysburg: An Historical Account. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Lane S. Hart. http://books.google.com/books?id=OmZAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA36. Retrieved 2011-06-09. 
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011
  4. ^ Julius Bien & Co. Lith. (1904). Map of the Battle Field of Gettysburg (Map). Cartography by Gettysburg National Park Commission: Nicholson, John P; Cope, Emmor; Hammond, Schuyler A. New York. http://www.simmonsgames.com/research/authors/PAGovtMisc/AtGettysburg/Map.html. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  5. ^ "[Alexander Dobbin article]". The Gettysburg Experience. http://www.thegettysburgexperience.com/past_issue_headlines/2010/january2010/alexanderdobbin.html. Retrieved 2011-12-04. "Rock Creek Church…located one mile north of the future town of Gettysburg (located near the junction of Carlisle Street and the Mummasburg Road)" 
  6. ^ a b "The National Map" (NHD Viewer). National Hydrography Dataset. NationalMap.gov (USGS). http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/nhd.html?p=nhd&b=base2&x=-8598574.045709962&y=4839008.9376931265&l=16&v=. Retrieved 2011-07-21.