House best known for hosting the body of US Major-General John F. Reynolds on July 1, 1863.
Location history
A full narrative history section
At 237 Steinwehr Avenue is a small stone building occupied in the 1860s by Gettysburg Day Laborer George George (1800-). This house is most famous for hosting the body of United States Major-General John F. Reynolds on July 1, 1863. It was a convenient location at the intersection of the Emmitsburg Road (Steinwehr Avenue) and the Taneytown Road. Reynolds’ body would travel south along the Taneytown Road and eventually he would be buried in his hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
There is reported to be four spirits in this building. The spirit of General Reynolds, the spirit of Catherine, a teenager who died in the 60's or 70's, and ghost called the liar. Nobody knows about the spirit called the liar, but it has been known trick and mess around with investigators while conducting paranormal investigations in the building.
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Paranormal claims
A women dressed in Civil War clothing sits besides a coffin of a Union officer as seen through the window at night.
Cards have fallen on the floor on their own.
Chains have moved on their own.
The apparition of Major-General Reynolds has been seen.
