Blocher's Run is a
Pennsylvania stream which flows from
Oak Ridge (
triple watershed point at ) on the
Gettysburg Battlefield
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the site of the first sho ...
eastward to the
Rock Creek () through and near areas of the
Battle of Gettysburg, First Day.
During the
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg () was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In the battle, Union Major General George Meade's Army of th ...
Confederate soldiers took cover behind the trees that lined the stream.
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See also
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List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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References
Rivers of Adams County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Monocacy River
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