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Swope’s Place

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  • Corner of 140 West and Harney Road
    Taneytown, MD 21787

After the Battle of Gettysburg, many soldiers were treated in the surrounding towns including here at the home of Dr. Swope.

Doctor Swope was a well-known doctor and treated many wounded soldiers after Gettysburg. Also, on the eve of Gettysburg, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock stayed here.

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