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Adams County Historical Society Attraction Details
Adams County Historical Society
http://www.achs-pa.org
Established "to foster interest in the history of Adams County and vicinity, conduct research, preserve records and objects, mark sites, and pursue such activities as may be related to the history of the community." The Society has often been referred to affectionately as the "county's attic" - an archive and museum preserving the rich cultural heritage of Adams County.

Address:
111 Seminary Ridge
P.O. Box 4325
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Phone: 717-334-4723

Handicap Access? N




All Accommodations Nearby
Doubleday Inn (0.4 Miles)
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Gaslight (0.69 Miles)
The Gas Light Inn (0.69 Miles)

Hotels & Motels Nearby
Quality Inn at General Lee's Headquarters (0.16 Miles)
Budget Host -Three Crowns Motor Lodge (0.73 Miles)
Holiday Inn - Battlefield (0.75 Miles)
Inns of the Gettysburg Area (0.75 Miles)

Tours Nearby
Historic Church Walking Tours (0.15 Miles)
Pioneer Lines Railroad (0.55 Miles)
Moonacre Iron Works (0.58 Miles)
Adams County (0.64 Miles)

All Dining Nearby
Demetri's Greek and American Restaurant (0.2 Miles)
Dunlap's Restaurant and Bakery (0.28 Miles)
McClellan's Tavern (0.66 Miles)
Cannonball Olde Tyme Malt Shoppe (0.67 Miles)

Breweries Nearby
Gettysbrew Restaurant and Brewery (1.83 Miles)
Monfort Farmhouse (1.84 Miles)

Arts & Entertainment Nearby
Moonacre Iron Works (0.58 Miles)
The Arrow Horse (0.59 Miles)
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
Shakespeare's Hamlet - Aquila Theatre Company of London/New York (0.66 Miles)

Museums Nearby
General Lee's Headquarters (0.15 Miles)
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Lincoln Room Museum (0.67 Miles)

Historic Places Nearby
Lutheran Theological Seminary (0.04 Miles)
"Hike with Ike" Walks (0.56 Miles)
Moonacre Iron Works (0.58 Miles)
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)

Historic Towns Nearby
Lutheran Theological Seminary (0.04 Miles)
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)

History Museums Nearby
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
The House of Bender (0.64 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Lincoln Room Museum (0.67 Miles)

History Tours Nearby
Lutheran Theological Seminary (0.04 Miles)
General Lee's Headquarters (0.15 Miles)
Pioneer Lines Railroad (0.55 Miles)
"Hike with Ike" Walks (0.56 Miles)

Railroads Nearby
Pioneer Lines Railroad (0.55 Miles)
Lincoln Train Museum (0.76 Miles)

Camping Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Artillery Ridge Camping Resort (1.63 Miles)
Gettysburg Campground (2.04 Miles)
Drummer Boy Camping Resort (2.39 Miles)

Campgrounds Nearby
Artillery Ridge Camping Resort (1.63 Miles)
Gettysburg Campground (2.04 Miles)
Drummer Boy Camping Resort (2.39 Miles)
Round Top Campground (2.56 Miles)

Shopping Nearby
The Arrow Horse (0.59 Miles)
Lord Nelson's Gallery (0.61 Miles)
Antiques at 17 on the Square (0.64 Miles)
The House of Bender (0.64 Miles)

Country Markets Nearby
Antiques at 17 on the Square (0.64 Miles)
The House of Bender (0.64 Miles)
Country Curiosity Store / Dobbin House Tavern (0.73 Miles)
Blue and Grey Gift Shop (0.74 Miles)

Antiquing Nearby
Antiques at 17 on the Square (0.64 Miles)
The House of Bender (0.64 Miles)
Antique Center of Gettysburg (0.66 Miles)
Mel's Antiques and Collectibles (0.69 Miles)

Monuments Nearby
Lutheran Theological Seminary (0.04 Miles)
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
Adams County Courthouse (0.66 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)

Diners Nearby
Lincoln Diner (0.66 Miles)

Family Restaurants Nearby
Demetri's Greek and American Restaurant (0.2 Miles)
Dunlap's Restaurant and Bakery (0.28 Miles)
The Blue Parrot Bistro (0.61 Miles)
Centuries on the Square (0.67 Miles)

Fine Dining Nearby
The Blue Parrot Bistro (0.61 Miles)
Dobbin House Tavern (0.73 Miles)

Festivals & Fairs Nearby
Gettysburg Brass Band Festival (0.74 Miles)
Adams County Heritage Festival (1.11 Miles)
American Crafters (2.59 Miles)
Gettysburg Bike Week (3.5 Miles)

Biking Nearby
Bike the Battlefield (0.64 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
GettysBike Tours: A Cycles of History Company (0.75 Miles)
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)

Driving Tours Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)

Horseback Riding Nearby
National Riding Stables (1.68 Miles)
Land of Little Horses Farm Park (3.42 Miles)

Hunting & Fishing Nearby
Granite Hill Campground & Adventure Golf (4.61 Miles)
Granite Hill Camping Resort (4.65 Miles)

Accommodations & Dining Nearby
Ragged Edge Coffeehouse (0.52 Miles)
The Blue Parrot Bistro (0.61 Miles)
McClellan's Tavern (0.66 Miles)
Centuries on the Square (0.67 Miles)

Amusement & Theme Parks Nearby
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)

Historical and Genealogical Societies Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)

All Tours Nearby
General Lee's Headquarters (0.15 Miles)
Moonacre Iron Works (0.58 Miles)
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Schriver House (0.68 Miles)

National Historic Parks Nearby
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Luminaria (0.73 Miles)
Gettysburg National Cemetery (0.82 Miles)

Nature & Outdoors Nearby
"Hike with Ike" Walks (0.56 Miles)
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
Lord Nelson's Gallery (0.61 Miles)
Bike the Battlefield (0.64 Miles)

State & National Parks Nearby
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)

Haunted Happenings Nearby
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Farnsworth House Inn (0.7 Miles)

Golfing Nearby
Mulligan MacDuffer Adventure Golf (1.67 Miles)
Cedar Ridge Golf Course (4.7 Miles)
The Links at Gettysburg (4.99 Miles)

Galleries Nearby
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
Lord Nelson's Gallery (0.61 Miles)
Gallon Historical Art (0.73 Miles)
The Inkwell Autograph Gallery (0.74 Miles)

Battlefields Nearby
Lutheran Theological Seminary (0.04 Miles)
Lincoln Cemetery (0.5 Miles)
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)

Theatre Nearby
Shakespeare's Hamlet - Aquila Theatre Company of London/New York (0.66 Miles)
Gettysburg Stage (0.69 Miles)
Farnsworth House Inn (0.7 Miles)
Patriot Point/Patriot Point Theater (0.75 Miles)

African American Heritage Nearby
Lincoln Cemetery (0.5 Miles)
St. Paul's AME Zion Church (0.58 Miles)

Lectures & Seminars Nearby
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Luminaria (0.73 Miles)
Arbor House at Gettysburg (0.74 Miles)

Music Nearby
Ragged Edge Coffeehouse (0.52 Miles)
The Arrow Horse (0.59 Miles)
Shakespeare's Hamlet - Aquila Theatre Company of London/New York (0.66 Miles)
Gettysburg Brass Band Festival (0.74 Miles)

Kids Nearby
Explore and More Hands-On Children's Museum (0.69 Miles)

Nightlife Nearby
The Arrow Horse (0.59 Miles)

Colleges & Universities Nearby
Academic Camps at Gettysburg College, Civil War Program (0.6 Miles)

Action Sports Nearby
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)

County Fairs Nearby
42ND ANNUAL APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL (5.13 Miles)

Cabins Nearby
Lightner Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast (3.42 Miles)
Granite Hill Campground & Adventure Golf (4.61 Miles)

Hiking Nearby
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)
Lightner Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast (3.42 Miles)

Farm Tours Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Gettysburg Group Reservations (0.75 Miles)

Resorts Nearby
Eisenhower Hotels, Conference Center & Resort (3.5 Miles)

Mountain Biking Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
GettysBike Tours: A Cycles of History Company (0.75 Miles)

Skiing & Winter Sports Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)

Nature Centers Nearby
Lord Nelson's Gallery (0.61 Miles)

Zoos & Animal Parks Nearby
Land of the Little Horses (3.28 Miles)


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