Gettysburg National Park Commission, Office of the Commissioners, record books of court testimony and proceedings, 1893-1905.

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Gettysburg National Park Commission, Office of the Commissioners, record books of court testimony and proceedings, 1893-1905.

Bound volumes of court testimony and proceedings relating to Gettysburg National Park Commission's efforts in obtaining land for the park including the following commission land cases: Bair Land Co., Gettysburg Electric Railroad Company, Pfeffer case, Plank tract, and Trolley lines tract; and oversize blueprints relating to the Gettysburg Electric Railroad case.

1.75 linear ft. (ca. 2,809 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8061557

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Gettysburg Electric Railroad Company

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Bair Land Co.

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Gettysburg National Military Park Commission. Office of the Commissioners

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Formed 1895 when U.S. Congress established the Gettysburg National Military Park; commission ran the park under the jurisdiction of the U.S. War Dept.; commission lasted until 1922 when last surviving commissioner died; park continued to be administered by the War Dept. until 1933 when control of the park was transferred to the National Park Service. From the description of Gettysburg National Park Commission, Office of the Commissioners, approval of requests, 1893-1918. (Unknown). W...