Editing Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (section)

===18th century===
[[File:Adams PA Courthouse 2.JPG|thumb|[[Adams County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)|Adams County Courthouse]]]]
In 1760, Irishman [[Samuel Gettys]] settled at the [[Shippensburg, Pennsylvania|Shippensburg]]-[[Baltimore]] and [[Philadelphia]]-[[Pittsburgh]] crossroads, in what was then western [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]], and established a tavern frequented by soldiers and traders. In 1786, his son [[James Gettys (founder of Gettysburg)|James]] purchased 116 acres of his land, divided it up into 220 lots and sold them, and is thus considered the founder of Gettysburgh.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/gettysburg-pennsylvania |title=Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |publisher=[[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation]]}}</ref> The borough boundary was established, with the Dobbin House tavern (established in 1776) sitting in the southwest.

Beginning in 1790, a movement seeking to split off the western portion of York County into a separate county had begun. A commission was drawn up to fix the site of the new county's seat; they ultimately chose a location in Strabane Township (now [[Straban Township, Pennsylvania|Straban]] Township), just northeast of Gettysburg. In 1791, additional trustees were appointed to plan to construct public buildings in Gettysburg instead of in Straban.