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Historic Journey To The Ballot Box, John M. Rudy
Historic Journey To The Ballot Box, John M. Rudy
Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications
Cumberland Township, wrapping around three sides of the Borough of Gettysburg, sprawls across the center of Adams County. Unlike its bustling neighbor, Cumberland Township lived a slower, rural life. But on Election Day the residents of the surrounding hills and swales poured into the borough to cast their ballots. While men from Gettysburg swarmed the Courthouse steps to make sure their voices were heard, Cumberland Township's voters trekked to the south end of town, to the tavern once owned by Conrad Snyder (now known as the Dobbin House).
The election in 1870 was a peculiar one... [excerpt]